Search Results: Catechism of the Catholic Church

The Catechism of the Catholic Church on IVF

By Susan Ciancio / May 22, 2019 /
IVF, in vitro fertilization

…has been created. Genesis 1:28 says: “God blessed them and God said to them: Be fertile and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it.” The Catechism of the Catholic Church

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Sacramental Marriage and Communion for Divorced Catholics

By Adolfo J. Castañeda / February 24, 2023 /
the hand of a priest distributing holy Communion

the unity between Christ and His Church.   I’m a divorced and remarried Catholic without an annulment. How can I be reconciled with the Church? Those remarried Catholics who wish…

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What is the Role of Conscience in Moral Decision-Making?

By Brian Clowes, PhD / October 15, 2021 /
decision making; conscience

…moral truth but can never be its determinant.   Endnotes: [1] Catechism of the Catholic Church, ¶1776; “Moral Conscience: Catholic Teaching for a Strong Faith” at http://beginningcatholic.com/conscience. [2] Steve Askin….

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Can We Use Our Consciences on Contraception?

By Brian Clowes, PhD / April 18, 2018 /
forms of contraception

…Rights of Catholics in the Church (ARCC); Call to Action (CTA); Catholics for a Free Choice (CFFC); Coalition of Concerned Canadian Catholics (CCCC); Conference for Catholic Lesbians (CCL); CORPUS: The

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Using the Theology of the Body To Teach Chastity to Young Adult Children

By Adolfo J. Castañeda / April 29, 2022 /
parent and young adult talking with coffee

The Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) The encyclical Humanae Vitae The Truth and Meaning of Human Sexuality Familiaris Consortio The Catechism of the Catholic Church has specific sections that…

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Stunning Truth about the Pew Poll on Catholics’ Belief in the Eucharist

By Anita Crane / August 23, 2019 /
A Catholic priest consecrating Holy Communion. Photo by Josh Applegate via Unsplash.

…Center, alarmed Catholic bishops, HLI President Father Shenan Boquet, other priests, and laypeople with his article: “Just one-third of U.S. Catholics agree with their church that Eucharist is body, blood…

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What Does the Catholic Church Teach about Homosexuality?

By Brian Clowes, PhD / June 26, 2020 /
priest giving homily sermon, people listening, in church, catholic Mass

Church on homosexuality simply cannot change any more than the Church can change truth itself.   The Catholic Church on Homosexuality The teaching of the Catholic Church on homosexuality has…

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The Strange World of Margaret Sanger’s Birth Control Review

By Brian Clowes, PhD / April 18, 2017 /

…as a breeding machine and nothing else.”29 Anti-Catholic Conspiracies Galore The anti-Catholics who wrote for The Birth Control Review perceived the Catholic Church as the root of all their troubles,…

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Is Church Teaching on Contraception Infallible?

By Brian Clowes, PhD / April 9, 2017 /

…him [¶25].   Is Church Teaching on Contraception Infallible?   Ancient and modern Catholic bishops and theologians have consistently condemned the practice of contraception since the founding of the Church….

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Has the Catholic Church Always Condemned Abortion?

By Brian Clowes, PhD / August 31, 2018 /
churches

…abortion.   The Catholic Church on Abortion: Misconceptions Misconception 1: The Catholic Church Holds a “Position” on Abortion. The Church does not take a “position” on abortion, nor does she…

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