As a protestant I can understand your point of view. I’m not married and not planning to anytime soon, but still good to know this information. The argument that there is a big difference between rendering the act sterile yourself or waiting until the woman js sterile is a good argument. The argument about killing grandma or waiting until she dies naturally is not a good argument however since contraception isn’t murder. Life begins at conception and with contraception that doesn’t take place (depending on the type of contraception ofcourse).

Catholic or not, this just makes so much sense. Women’s bodies are not respected enough in modern culture, this method wholeheartedly respects the woman and takes so much pressure off.

Your approach is amazing 'The Theology of the body guy'👍

Thank you for bringing clarity to this topic. God Bless you and all your good works!

Artificial contraception can still lead to children. How does NFP not make the act sterile? It’s designed around timing the act when the women is most ‘sterile’ so that conception is least possible. How is this different at all to the definition of contraception where the act is sterilised?

People's problem with NFP isn't its method, it's its purpose.

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God bless you ❤️🙏 great channel.

an arbitrary difference. They are morally the same. Its just that one method is more passive than the other.

Is a wonderful way to present the true!

is using contraception to relieve menstruation related cramps and discharge a sin?

Amazing!

That wasn't a very convincinig argument... could you do a follow up answering more objections?

Is there any instance where NFP can be used immorally?

Ever seen the tree “coco de mer”? It’s the kind of thing you’d find fascinating, Christopher

I've seen people say that use of NFP for "contraceptive purposes" or with a "contraceptive attitude" (in quotes to highlight the phrase, not because it's a direct quote of anyone) is still contraception though. The idea seems to be that by deliberately choosing the path which leads to at the very least a lower chance of sex resulting in a pregnancy, explicitly for the purpose of not having children, a couple can still be contracepting. Thats seems to go against what I gather from this video. To what degree does this hold water?

Christopher could you please touch on sexless marriage. How do you deal with this in a Catholic marriage?..

This still doesn't make much sense though. Lucky for me, my brain is branded with hot religious iron that "sexual intercourse is meant for procreation". That's why I've learned to have pleasure with my husband in other ways like cuddling, making out or, oh no, oral sex. That's my natural family planning mentality which is basically "enjoy physical intimacy all you want, but without the sexual intercourse". I know, it's not perfect, but that's the best compromise I've got with my conscience. Because there's nothing wrong with the condition that I'm not ready for children, but do want to express love to my hubby. 🥰

True tho

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But doesn’t every sex act need to be open to life?!? What if couples did it on infertile days specifically because they were NOT open to life?

Hi I'm an anabaptist really recommend you to study into it :) All the best

First comment! :D

I see where you're trying to come from, but how is deliberately having sex only during infertile times not "sterilizing the act?" If the problem with contraceptives is that they are opposed to and/or work against conception, how is NFP not guilty of the same thing? From my perspective, it's not analogous to euthanasia vs natural death, but rather more like pushing a young child off a cliff vs allowing said child to fall on his own. Why would the Church endorse NFP over contraception if both accomplish the same thing and (notably) do so for the same REASON?

When the mentality is contraceptive, NFP is wrong.

Me: Father born in a Siberian gulag, mother born during WWII in occupied Warsaw. Modern Catholic: Let's use NFP until we finish school. It's church approved, so it's OK.

If you do not have grave reasons, you are not in position for beeing not-giver of life... the Lord is giver of life, you are not to decide for size of your family... If you cannot abstain for lent for example or reasons when you do not do it because you are in the public space or with in-laws... Maybe one is not to mary....

While I agree with you that we should not use birth control, I strongly disagree with NFP as that has no biblical basis and violates 1 Corinthians 7. You are basically commanding the woman to not have relations with her husband at the time she most desires it (going against nature) There is a reason women most desire it at the time in the cycle, that’s how God designed them, as a result, children are born, which God desires for our marriage to be fruitful (children) Jesus and Paul always refer back to Genesis when talking about marriage and genesis is clear, the first command is “be fruitful and multiply” a command he gives to all of his creation. Birth control and NFP violate this command The real problem is that we don’t see children as a blessing. Children are a gift, and as believers we should eagerly desire children and let God decide how many children we have. God desires Godly offspring (Malachi 2:15) the more children God gives you, and if you teach your children to do likewise because that’s the clear teaching in Scripture, if God wills, you will have many Godly offspring. 1 Corinthians 7:1-5 1 Now concerning the things of which you wrote to me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. 2 Nevertheless, because of sexual immorality, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband. 3 Let the husband render to his wife the affection due her, and likewise also the wife to her husband. 4 The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. And likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. 5 Do not deprive one another except with consent for a time, that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again so that Satan does not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. Malachi 2:15 15 But did He not make them one, Having a remnant of the Spirit? And why one? He seeks godly offspring. Therefore take heed to your spirit, And let none deal treacherously with the wife of his youth.

Wow, your third video on this, you must be really obsessed with this topic, or perhaps simply threatened by female emancipation - yes, that's probably it. And we ALL know that there is just a little bit of hypocrisy in everyone that pretends they can moralise on this topic.