Saturday, April 30, 2011

Matt C. Abbott: "John Paul II's influence on birth control encyclical, pro-life movement"

 
Matt C. Abbott column
John Paul II's influence on birth control encyclical, pro-life movement


Matt C. Abbott
Matt C. Abbott
April 30, 2011

An interesting angle on soon-to-be Blessed John Paul II, courtesy of Australian Catholic journalist Andrew Rabel (edited):

    'With the beatification of John Paul II to take place on Sunday, few people realize his role in the most controversial papal encyclical of the 20th century,
Humanae Vitae, issued by Paul VI on June 30, 1968. John XXIII, Paul VI's predecessor, had established the Papal Commission on Human Reproduction to look at population questions and to re-examine the Church's opposition to contraception. This was expanded under Paul VI.



Matt C. Abbott is a Catholic columnist with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication, Media and Theatre from Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago, and an Associate in Applied Science degree in Business Management from Triton College in River Grove, Ill. He has worked in the right-to-life movement and is a published writer focused on Catholic and social issues. He can be reached at mattcabbott@gmail.com.

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