Humanae vitae
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Humanae vitae is a 1968 encyclical by Pope Paul VI that reaffirmed the Catholic Church’s opposition to artificial contraception and articulated its teaching on human sexuality, marriage, and responsible parenthood.
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| instanceOf |
Catholic magisterial document
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papal encyclical → |
| addressesTo |
Catholic laity
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bishops → married couples → medical professionals → priests → public authorities → scientists → |
| affirms |
authority of the Magisterium in moral questions
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licit use of natural family planning → openness to life as essential to marriage → |
| approvedBy |
Pope Paul VI
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| author |
Pope Paul VI
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| canonicalStatus |
binding moral teaching for Catholics
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| condemns |
artificial methods of birth control
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| controversy |
widespread dissent among some theologians and laity
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| dateOfPromulgation |
1968-07-25
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| hasSection |
doctrinal principles
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pastoral directives → prophetic warnings → |
| influenced |
Theology of the Body
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subsequent Catholic teaching on family and life issues → |
| languageOfFirstPublication |
Latin
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| latinTitle |
Humanae vitae
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| magisterialStatus |
ordinary papal magisterium
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| papacyOfPromulgation |
Pope Paul VI
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| placeOfPromulgation |
Vatican City
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| popeNumberOfAuthor |
Pope Paul VI was the 262nd pope
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| predecessorDocument |
Casti connubii
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| religiousTradition |
Catholic Church
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| subject |
artificial contraception
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birth regulation → human sexuality → marriage → moral theology → natural law → responsible parenthood → |
| teaches |
illicitness of abortion as a means of regulating births
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illicitness of any action intended to render procreation impossible → illicitness of direct sterilization → inseparable connection between unitive and procreative meanings of marital intercourse → married love is fully human, total, faithful, and fruitful → responsible parenthood must respect moral law → |
| titleTranslation |
Of Human Life
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| warnsAgainst |
loss of respect for women
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marital infidelity → state-imposed population control policies → treating the human body as an instrument of pleasure → |
| yearOfPublication |
1968
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Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Amoris laetitia
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cites |
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Theology of the Body
("Humanae Vitae")
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influencedBy |
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Pope Paul VI
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issuedDocument |
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Humanae vitae
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latinTitle |
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Giovanni Battista Montini
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notableWork |
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Evangelium Vitae
("Humanae Vitae")
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predecessorDocument |
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Redemptor Hominis
("Humanae Vitae")
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predecessorEncyclical |