Pope Paul VI vetoed a group
of theologians' document backing the use of contraceptives in
the mid-60s, a monsignor says in an upcoming book.
After rejecting the "De nascendae prolis" (On the Birth of
Children) encyclical on "responsible" parenthood, the pontiff
went on to publish his 1968 encyclical "Humanae Vitae" (On Human
Life) which reiterated dogma and only allowed natural methods of
regulating conception such as the rhythm method, according to
Msgr Gilfredo Marengo.
Marengo, a lecturer at the Pontifical Institute Giovanni
Paolo II and coordinator of the Commission named by Pope Francis
on the Humanae Vita, is set to publish his book, which is the
fruit of years trawling through the Vatican Archives.
The book, called La Nascita di un'Enciclica (The Birth of an
Encyclical), of which ANSA has obtained an advance copy, will be
published by Vatican publishers Libreria Editrice Vaticana (LED)
on Thursday.
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