Humanae vitae

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Catholic magisterial document papal encyclical

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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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Humanae vitae canonical	7
Humanae Vitae	4

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic magisterial document ⓘ papal encyclical ⓘ
addressesTo	Catholic laity ⓘ bishops ⓘ married couples ⓘ medical professionals ⓘ priests ⓘ public authorities ⓘ scientists ⓘ
affirms	authority of the Magisterium in moral questions ⓘ licit use of natural family planning ⓘ openness to life as essential to marriage ⓘ
approvedBy	Pope Paul VI ⓘ
author	Pope Paul VI ⓘ
canonicalStatus	binding moral teaching for Catholics ⓘ
condemns	artificial methods of birth control ⓘ
controversy	widespread dissent among some theologians and laity ⓘ
dateOfPromulgation	1968-07-25 ⓘ
hasSection	doctrinal principles ⓘ pastoral directives ⓘ prophetic warnings ⓘ
influenced	theology of the body ⓘ surface form: Theology of the Body subsequent Catholic teaching on family and life issues ⓘ
languageOfFirstPublication	Latin ⓘ
latinTitle	Humanae vitae self-link ⓘ
magisterialStatus	ordinary papal magisterium ⓘ
papacyOfPromulgation	Pope Paul VI ⓘ
placeOfPromulgation	Vatican City ⓘ
popeNumberOfAuthor	Pope Paul VI ⓘ surface form: Pope Paul VI was the 262nd pope
predecessorDocument	Casti connubii ⓘ
religiousTradition	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church
subject	artificial contraception ⓘ birth regulation ⓘ human sexuality ⓘ marriage ⓘ moral theology ⓘ natural law ⓘ responsible parenthood ⓘ
teaches	illicitness of abortion as a means of regulating births ⓘ 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 ⓘ
warnsAgainst	loss of respect for women ⓘ marital infidelity ⓘ state-imposed population control policies ⓘ treating the human body as an instrument of pleasure ⓘ
yearOfPublication	1968 ⓘ

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Description of subject: 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.

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Amoris laetitia → cites → Humanae vitae ⓘ

Pope Paul VI → issuedDocument → Humanae vitae ⓘ

Humanae vitae → latinTitle → Humanae vitae self-link ⓘ

encyclical Redemptor Hominis → predecessorEncyclical → Humanae vitae ⓘ

subject surface form: Redemptor Hominis

this entity surface form: Humanae Vitae

theology of the body → influencedBy → Humanae vitae ⓘ

subject surface form: Theology of the Body

this entity surface form: Humanae Vitae

encyclical Evangelium Vitae → predecessorDocument → Humanae vitae ⓘ

subject surface form: Evangelium Vitae

this entity surface form: Humanae Vitae

Giovanni Battista → notableWork → Humanae vitae ⓘ

subject surface form: Giovanni Battista Montini

Of Human Life → hasOriginalTitle → Humanae vitae ⓘ

Casti connubii → relatedTo → Humanae vitae ⓘ

On Human Work → follows → Humanae vitae ⓘ

this entity surface form: Humanae Vitae

encyclical Casti connubii → influenced → Humanae vitae ⓘ

subject surface form: Casti connubii