"A moral crisis much bigger than abortion"

Duncan Anderson on "a moral crisis much bigger than abortion that even conservative politicians and talk-radio hosts don't dare discuss":

When Pope Paul VI released "Humanae Vitae" ("On Human Life") in 1968, all expected him to bless the brave new world of contraception. Instead, he dropped a bomb that is ripping apart the Western world to this day. He condemned contraception and warned that it could "open wide the way to marital infidelity." He said it was "an evil thing" to make it easy for the young to break the moral law. For men, he added, getting used to contraception could tempt them to "forget the reverence due to a woman" and "reduce her to being a mere instrument for the satisfaction of his own desires."

The Pope also warned that if men allowed themselves to claim total control over their bodies and the creation of new life, they were inviting totalitarian governments to take over that control. Communist China would do just that in the 1970s, with its policies of forced sterilization and abortion.

We have learned that civilized society cannot survive the consequences of "sex without consequences."

Perhaps from heaven Pope Paul is calling, "Told you so."

Duncan Anderson is part of TheFactIs.Org, a new online magazine and blog on social policy, a joint project of the Culture of Life Foundation and the Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute (C-FAM):

"The Culture of Life Foundation works on domestic social policy and gather the facts and science related to the culture of life broadly understood. C-FAM monitors activities at the United Nations and through its lobbying and coalition building, affects international social policy.

TheFactis.org staff, writers and outlook are unashamedly and unequivocally Catholic yet we believe what we have to say is relevant to a wider audience and we strive to engage all people of faith and goodwill."

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