Excerpts from Church documents on selected topics: Chastity •  Children as gift •  Conjugal love •  Contraception/ sterilization & abortion •  Family •  Human sexuality •  Life as a gift from God •  Marriage as a sacrament •  Natural Family Planning •  Openness to life •  Responsible Parenthood •  Reproductive technologies •  Rights and Duties of Parents •  Role of the conscience •  Unitive & procreative nature of intercourse •

Married Love and the Gift of Life (English Audio; MP3 | Spanish Audio; MP3) November 14, 2006 Catechism of the Catholic Church Human Sexuality from God's Perspective Humanae Vitae 25 Years Later (1993) USCCB Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities, 1993 Domum vitae: Instruction on Respect for Human Life Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, 1987 Familiaris consortio: The Role of the Christian Family in the Modern World Pope John Paul II, 1980 Humanae vitae: On the Regulation of Births Pope Paul VI, 1968 Casti connubii: On Christian Marriage Pope Pius XI, 1930 Abbreviations The following abbreviations are cited in the excerpts from Church teachings: AA - Apostolic am actuositatem CIC - Codex Iuris Canonici EV - Evangelium vitae FC - Familiaris consortio GE - Gravissimum educationis GS - Guadium et spes HV - Humanae vitae LG - Lumen gentium

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