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Etyka małżeńska w nauczaniu moralnym Piusa XII
Marital ethics in moral teaching of Pius XII

Author(s): Piotr Skiba
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History, Philosophy, Social Sciences, Theology and Religion, Systematic Theology, Pastoral Theology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: conjugal ethics; contraception; Pius XII; regulation of conception

Summary/Abstract: The problem of birth control was not one of the fundamental challenges that the Third Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops would take. In Relatio Synodi we can find a reference to this matter and a call to rediscover the message of the encyclical Humanae Vitae of Pope Paul VI, whose beatification took place at the end of the Synod. This pope, in his encyclical on moral principles in the field of transmission of human life, often refers to the speech of Pius XII to the medical community. By analyzing these statements we may notice that the pope Pacelli in his vision of conjugal ethics outlined the doctrinal basis based on the natural law and Divine Revelation, which turned out to be necessary to confront the teaching of the Church with such a complex issue that is the regulation of conception.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 22
  • Page Range: 165-175
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish