The
Catholic church says it opposes artificial family planning techniques,
because it encourages bastardisation of sèxual activities by young
people and “impedes normal procreation.”
The Secretary-General of the Catholic
Secretariat of Nigeria, Rev. Fr. Ralph Madu, made this clarification in a
response to an enquiry by newsmen on Sunday.
He said, “The Catholic Church believes
that modern means, including the use of condòms is morally bad because
it impedes normal procreation. You can meet with your wife when you do
not want children and those periods when the woman is not fertile
instead of having to destroy the sperm and all other forms of artificial
prevention.
“They are very artificial means and they do not really give the moral lesson that borders around the use of the sèxual organs.
“The one that gives you the
opportunity to exercise your sèxual urge without the consequences is the
natural method and the church says you should go for the natural
means.”
According to him, the excuse that it
reduces the spread of HIV/AIDS remains invalid and untenable, adding
HIV/AIDS is a disease that is prevalent among young people.
Madu added, “When you are talking
about condòm among young people, you are also talking about promiscuity.
People have adduced arguments in case of people with HIV/AIDS and
especially couples who do not want children. The use of condòm and other
modern means are being bastardised among young young people because
they will resort to the use of condòm so that they can have sèx freely
without impregnating the woman or getting pregnant.
“Those are various artificial means
and the church is strongly against them. Instead, the church endorsed
the natural method of copulation.”
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