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Contraception & Catholicism What the Church Teaches & Why

Franks Angela

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166556

EAN/UPC

9780819816382

Publisher

Pauline Books & Media B

Despite the Catholic Church's clear opposition to contraception, many individuals, including Catholics, consider the Church's stance misogynistic and outdated. Maybe you, or someone you know, feel the same way. Author Angela Franks, PhD, has been there. After questioning the Church's stance on contraception as a young Catholic, she realized that the Church was not forcing an old-fashioned view on our intimate relationships but affirming a reality that is already present in our biology. In this book, Dr. Franks offers a comprehensive overview of the meaning and purpose of sex from a Catholic perspective, which provides the context for the Church's position on contraception. Her commentary clears up common confusions about and objections to Church teaching and addresses key pastoral questions about relationships and family life. Franks references relevant Church documents and Supreme Court cases; the history of fertility control methods; sociological data; vignettes of real life couples; brief summary of natural family planning (NFP) and NaPRO Technology; suggestions for how to live chastely; and allusions to John Paul II's theology of the body.

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Format:

Paperback

Pages:

128

Dimensions(Inches):

5.00 x 7.25

About the author

Author, speaker, professor, and television host, Angela Franks, PhD describes herself as a theologian mom. With her husband, fellow theologian J. David Franks, she works to build a culture of life and lovestarting within their own home. They raise their family, 6 kids and counting, in Boston where Angela is the Director of Theology Programs for the Theological Institute for the New Evangelization (TINE) at Saint John's Seminary.

Through her CatholicTV programs "Christian Witness" and "The Future Depends on Love"-and previous writings-Margaret Sanger's Eugenic Legacy: The Control of Female Fertility (McFarland, 2005) and a chapter on contraception in Women, Sex, and the Church: A Case for Catholic Teaching (Pauline Books & Media, 2010)-Dr. Franks evangelizes the gift of life and faith, not fear.

Endorsements

"If you ever have thought that the Church's attitude toward birth control methods was dumb, dated, or not dealing with reality, I dare you to read this book! It is brain food for a renewed sex life. In Contraception and Catholicism: What the Church Teaches and Why, Angela Franks, PhD offers reasoned explanations for why the Church is not a killjoy when it comes to sexual love. Plus, this book offers compelling evidence for why contraception is rooted in fear, which slowly destroys loving relationships between men and women by demonizing human fertility and the female body in particular. Highly recommended."
Pat Gohn, author, Blessed Beautiful and Bodacious: Celebrating the Gift of Catholic Womanhood (Ave Maria Press, 2013)

"Dr. Franks' explanation of the Church's teaching on contraception is revolutionary. She appeals to nature, reality, and common sense-all of which make her argument incredibly persuasive and fun to read. This book is a must read for all young men and women who truly desire to know the meaning and purpose of sex."
Katie Elrod, contributor to Women, Sex, and the Church: A Case for Catholic Teaching (Pauline Books & Media, 2010)

"In 1968, Pope Paul VI was a prophet among us. He tried to prevent heartache and social breakdown. We didn't listen. Angela Franks helps us pick up the pieces, to begin again, where we are. Contraception and Catholicism: What the Church Teaches and Why is an essential primer in our ongoing, much needed, post-sexual revolution renewal."
Kathryn Jean Lopez, editor-at-large, National Review Online; syndicated columnist; director, Catholic Voices USA

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