Question: When going to confession, a priest told me that contraception is a grave sin. At the time I did not dare to ask him if it was always a mortal sin, or if in some cases it was only a venial sin. Could you answer this? Answer: I must
Question: Thank you for allowing us to access your website and for lending yourself to our consultations. Is it morally licit for a married woman with three children to have a tubal ligation? She does not want to have more children because their financial situation is very difficult, and since
Question: I am writing this letter to ask you a question, hoping that you will help me with this concern. I have been married for a year and four months, and, after a month of marriage, God gave us the most beautiful blessing that He can give to a married
Question: I have heard a lot of talk, including within Catholic publications, about “emergency contraception.” Forgive my ignorance, but can you explain to me what it is? Answer: The term ‘emergency contraception’ indicates a set of practices used to prevent an eventual unwanted pregnancy, using methods which act to counteract
Question: Following the article posted regarding how many children to have in marriage, I am interested to know if you could guide me to investigate what is a serious cause for not having children. I thank you for your service and God bless you. Response: Among the circumstances that justify
Question: Does Jesus Christ teach that divorce is lawful at least in certain exceptional cases? How are Christ’s words in Matthew to be interpreted: ‘except in case of adultery’? Response: Matrimony is indissoluble by nature and by positive institution of God: by nature because without indissolubility the ends of marriage
Question: Can a divorced couple receive communion? Answer: Let us distinguish between several different situations: 1. Civilly remarried divorcees It is necessary to distinguish those who want to lead an active marital life and those who cannot separate, for some reason, but are willing to live as brother and sister.
Question: Father, I am going through a very difficult moment in my marriage, and I’m almost at the point of separating. Many other people get involved (such as my family and those of my husband) and they confuse us with their pressure and counsels, which are at times very contradictory.
Question: Did the encyclical of Pope Paul VI predict what we suffer today in society? Answer: Humanae Vitae is a prophetic encyclical for many reasons. It is prophetic in a broad sense, that is, it is a testimony of the Magisterium, of its commitment to the truth that does not
Question: I regulate my birth rate with my husband using natural methods. We only have one child and have not decided to have another (for reasons I sincerely consider unimportant). However, this has been bothering me for some time. Although I know that with the use of natural methods we
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