Issues on marriage and birth control
Gloria Arroyo, in deference to the will of the Catholic Church, has adopted a government policy that encourages natural, not artificial, birth control. This is a sore issue with me, really. But, perhaps, not sore enough to prevent me from mulling over the subject still.
Just what is the big objection to artificial birth control like pills, condoms, diaphragms, vasectomy and ligation? While the arguments point towards the position that artificial birth control is somehow synonymous with abortion and, thus, disrespectful of human life, I have problems connecting the proposition with the conclusion. I tried approaching the problem from another perspective.
The Catholic Church equates sex with promiscuity. That is the general rule. There is only one exception–sex as an incident of marriage when it is an act of procreation. In short, for sex not to be considered an act of promiscuity, a couple needs permission from the church, granted in the form of a spiritual blessing called marriage. Marriage, therefore, is a form of control. No permission (marriage) equals promiscuous sex.
Considering the unholy alliance between church and state during the Spanish colonial era, it is not suprising that this form of control was supported by legal sanctions. There was a time when an illegitimate child had no rights to hereditary succession, no rights to bear his father’s name, no rights to support, no rights to acquire his citizenship.
The objection to artificial birth control, therefore, is an objection against any deviation from a Catholic moral rule. Which leads to the inevitable discussion as to whether sex is wrong except to procreate. Should every sexual act be a conscious effort towards conceiving a child to remove it from the parameters of promiscuity? How many husbands and wives engage in sex with the conscious intention of conceiving a child? If that were the case, married couples would be having sex only once a year.Sex is a natural human activity. Conception is a consequence. So is physical pleasure. There are psychologists who claim that sexual pleasure goes beyond the physical aspect. There are suggestions that sex can lead to emotional gratification. Sex has also been used as a means for control and domination. In short, sex means different things for different people. Procreation is only one of them.
A third of what’s been written about me is true, a third is half-true and the rest consists of drug-induced hallucinations. I suppose I’d better let me, rather than them, tell you 
4 responses to "Issues on marriage and birth control"
The Catholic Church has been hiding and manipulating a lot of things. One has to have an open mind and be vigilant to be able to shift through their lies to get to the truth. But it is so difficult, especially for someone like me, who’s been taught all those lies since I learned how to talk. So many people believes in the Bible so blindly. Haven’t they realized that all the words written in the modern bible were just mere translations of translations of hearsays and oral teachings?
WoW You are my favorite filipina. wow. The one thing that I really cant understand is why filippino accept the forginers religion. I can’t understand why they don’t give them selfs more of a choice to what what is wrong and right insted of accepting the spainish religion. As an american it is hard for me to understand. I try and research what was there befor the spanish but it seems the spainish deleted that from history. The catholic church dosnt seem to hide that they are in control of the phils. Sorry if this is rude i dont know much about your country. But i enjoy your views very much so.
Hello, I just stumbled upon your blog and I just felt that I had to leave a comment. It’s just that you asked why the Catholic church is against contraception… and you give some reasons and reflections, which I’m not sure if you garnered from communicating with Catholics or from speculation based on random observations.
Anyway, one of the major reasons the Church is against contraception is because it leads to a culture which does not want/value children, which is actually happening in some places now. I don’t know what that might mean to you, but to me it would seem like a really sad thing to have that kind of culture.
I also feel you have misunderstood the concept of promiscuity, which simply means having many sexual partners or having casual sex with a lot of people. So married couples (unless they are adulterous) having sex three times a day, everyday, are not being promiscuous at all.
In this day and age where people are thought to think for themselves, it really is hoped that people try to inform themselves before making conclusions.
Hello Talita, as you say, “In this day and age where people are thought to think for themselves, it really is hoped that people try to inform themselves before making conclusions.”
Yet you conclude that “one of the major reasons the Church is against contraception is because it leads to a culture which does not want/value children.”
Looks like you need to heed your own advice.
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