Issues on marriage and birth control
Promiscuity, on the other hand, is a label which conservative-Catholic-Philippine society uses as an equivalent of loose moral values. Question: is promiscuity based on the high number of sexual acts a person commits or on his motivation(s) for performing each and every sexual act? If it were based on number, married couples who have sex three times a day, seven days a week would be considered promiscuous (but they are not–such couples are referred to as having a high sex drive which has no negative connotations the way promiscuity has). What about the prostitute who, despite the quantity of sexual acts performed, may feel no physical or emotional gratification from them?
If it were a matter of motivation, what motivations should they be? A desire to give or receive physical pleasure or both? A desire for some form of emotional gratification? These are common desires of many happily married couples. Are they all promiscuous?
Based on the Catholic Church’s position on birth control, it seems that even in marriage, deriving pleasure from sex–unless merely incidental to procreation–is a sin. Since the probablity of conception through natural birth control is high, faced with harsh economic realities, the consequence of having more children becomes a sanction. Married couples who are conscious about this fact are left with only one choice–abstinence from sex.
Think of all Catholic-related teachings about sex–the value attached to virginity, the condemnation of pre-marital and extra-marital sex, celibacy, homosexuality. Think about all the moral guilt and social humiliation associated with deviance from these standards. Then think about them in relation to sins enumerated by the Catholic Church and that sinners go to hell. From childhood Catholics are fed with too much sex-related guilt.
Now, what is it that the Catholic Church is saying about the wrongness of birth control as being disrespectful to the value of human life? Baloney. It’s all about sex and sex-related guilt.
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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