Tag Archives: contraception

What is your conception?

Posted on January 23, 2020 by Quentin

No. I am not going to write about artificial contraception in the terms of natural law or the attitude of the Church, as confirmed in Humanae Vitae. I want to look at it as a phenomenon. Throughout the whole history … Continue reading →

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Is it a boy or a girl?

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Quentin

LBGTQ – it’s hard to remember what each initial stands for but they add up to a cultural change which claims that gender is a matter of choice. The choice is not necessarily permanent: one may simply change it as … Continue reading →

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What does the Church do?

Posted on February 4, 2016 by Quentin

Earlier this week a blog of mine on the Zika crisis in Brazil was published on the Catholic Herald website. Over a couple of days it had attracted 337 comments by the time comments were closed. I am reproducing it … Continue reading →

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Beware of the elephant

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Quentin

For 45 years the Catholic Church has had an elephant in the room. When it was young it trumpeted a good deal but, after a while, we decided to let it be, hoping that it would go away. But it … Continue reading →

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It comes with the territory

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Quentin

Since my previous post has concerned the question of fertility, it is important to recall that an accompaniment of artificial contraception has been a huge increase in promiscuity. Separating the pregnancy threat has led to sexual expression becoming less significant … Continue reading →

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Fair means or foul

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Quentin

Houston, we have a problem. In my column of October 5, in the context of ethical problems for the future, I wrote: “Our long-established habit of deducing moral imperatives from structure will have to survive our acceptance that God created … Continue reading →

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