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July 29 Humanae Vitae and the issue of 'Reception'
Season 7
Episode 29
Published 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Description
Humane Vitae is the most controversial of papal encyclicals, restating the Church's opposition to artificial birth control. It also marked a moment in the shift of the authority of the Church. It was Pope Paul VI last encyclical. Was it prophetic or a disastrous overreach?