Why we oppose use of condom for family planning – Catholic Church

Culled from Punch
The Catholic church says it opposes artificial
family planning techniques, because it encourages
bastardisation of sexual activities by young
people and “impedes normal procreation.”
The Secretary-General of the Catholic
Secretariat of Nigeria, Rev. Fr. Ralph Madu,
made this clarification in a response to an
enquiry by The Punch on Sunday.
He said, “The Catholic Church believes that
modern means, including the use of condoms is
morally bad because it impedes normal
procreation. You can meet with your wife when
you do not want children and those periods when
the woman is not fertile instead of having to
destroy the sperm and all other forms of
artificial prevention.
“They are very artificial means and they do not
really give the moral lesson that borders around the
use of the sexual organs.
“The one that gives you the opportunity to exercise
your sexual urge without the consequences is the
natural method and the church says you should go for
the natural means.”
According to him, the excuse that it reduces the
spread of HIV/AIDS remains invalid and
untenable, adding HIV/AIDS is a disease that is
prevalent among young people.
Madu added, “When you are talking about condom
among young people, you are also talking about
promiscuity. People have adduced arguments in case
of people with HIV/AIDS and especially couples
who do not want children. The use of condom and
other modern means are being bastardised among
young young people because they will resort to the
use of condom so that they can have sex freely
without impregnating the woman or getting pregnant.
“Those are various artificial means and the church is
strongly against them. Instead, the church endorsed
the natural method of copulation.”