In the case of contraception, the Bible paints a single, unambiguous picture, which is made even clearer by the Magisterium. From Genesis to Revelation, the Word of God fairly vibrates with the communication of life: imparting it, communicating it, affirming it, manifesting it.1 Human birth is always depicted as a great good, culminating particularly in the promise of a Savior to be born (Lk. 1:35). The notion that sexual intercourse ought to always be open to the transmission of new life is not
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