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 haven’t 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://www.cin.org/nfp.html

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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