BIRTH CONTROL.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 221, 18 September 1930, Page 6

BIRTH CONTROL.

When "Catholic" asserts that Divine and natural law forbids the practice of toHi «oiK trol by chemical or instrumental meane he over- ' looks the fact that Christian' marriage is biologically, artificial,- though necessary -3* civilised society. Tor man i≤ by nature polygamous and the customs of jfche Old Testament patriarchs with their assemblies of wives- and numerous progeny prove that 'Hff V was necessary at that period to'carry the Divine injunction to "increase and mifliaply.'" The in siitution of monogamy impliei that this law was no longer, necessary Qssv : : society. My complaint is that the Qmreirs public teaching does not agree with what is told privately. Although weU instructed in Catholic doctrine, I learnt nothing of tie' Church's views on birth control till tntiii recent years, when advice as to a certain' method -was given practically unsolkitei iby my pastor. Is "Catholic Layman ,5 not airaxe that certain methods" of contraception are ieri milted "by. the Church authorities? . Is pared to contradict a.leading Catholic theologian, the Rev. Father Henry Davies, SJ, Trho asserts that the Church las never anade a nouricement against the use of these methods* I would advise "Catholic" : my tion re Catholic women's societies- in "CiLA. is of recent - date, obtained from a eojsy' of the "Birth ControlNews/' and unless; the news, contained in his Tjapers are still more Tecent : it eannot be of any use in this' •controversji I appreciate his offex and. -wiH. be. pleased to read the papers if tie will send.'than to "Oalixta/ , care of. the editor, of this papoS -" I. am assisting in the instruction of any seven-year-old son inf the doctrine as contained H the penny catechism, but dp.not expectiini: to learn anything of the ethics of birth con-, trol from it. <" ~ CAIIXTi,-; ■