20.
THE QUESTION WAS:
According to the Church, all of
the following would be legitimate reasons for a married couple to delay the
next childbirth except for one. Which one?
a.
serious physical illness of wife or husband
b.
serious emotional problem of wife or husband
c.
not enough money to feed next child
d.
couple not ready because they havent spent a year
traveling in Europe yet
e.
couple with 3 small children is truly sleep-deprived
and emotionally drained.
f.
THE ANSWER WAS .. D is not a reason.
All the others are legitimate
reasons for delaying childbearing assuming the couple uses natural means to
delay pregnancy (by refraining during the fertile time of the month)
One natural means of spacing
childbirths (breastfeeding, in most cases) was already provided by God.
The Bible says: "Be
fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it" (Gen 1:28):
For info on
Natural Family Planning
http://catholicism.about.com/cs/nfp/
http://www.catholicity.com/links/categories.html?catid=143
http://www.catholic-forum.com/luxveritatis/donumsanctum/natural.htm
http://www.catholic.net/rcc/Periodicals/Homiletic/2000-12/cunningham.html
(reasons for it)
Natural Family Planning Book: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0926412132/104-9775005-6671140?v=glance
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