I have been writing a series about taking care when claiming, “The Bible says…” So far I have written about Textual Criticism The Septuagint (LXX) Hebrew vowel pointing The canon In the background, many will have been aware, is the presence of Roman Catholicism with its solution to issues arising. So this might be a… Continue Reading
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Ordinary Anglicans?
[Update - this post was written prior to the apostolic constitution's publication. After reading this post, you can go to the post written after its publication] I have been promising a third post on Pope Benedict XVI’s Anglican Ordinariates. First post Second post Anglican Ordinariates Those who have been putting a positive spin on the… Continue Reading
Humanae Vitae forty years on
July 25 1968 Pope Paul VI published his Encyclical letter Humanae Vitae.
His commissions, set up in response to the development of oral contraceptives in the 60s, came out more than 2/3 in favour of accepting such contraceptives amongst the bishops, and more than ¾ in favour amongst theologians and other specialists.
Pope Paul VI rejected the advice of his commission because this did not come to the conclusion that he did.