Canadian bishops call for fidelity to Humanae Vitae

September 30, 2008

Hailing the prophetic nature of Pope Paul VI’s 1968 encyclical Humanae Vitae, the Canadian bishops have called upon Catholics to read the encyclical and ‘integrate in their lives this important teaching.’ The bishops’ statement – an implicit retraction of the infamous Winnipeg Statement of 1968 – also praised the ‘astonishing depth and inestimable richness’ of Pope John Paul II’s theology of the body.

 

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Further information:

• Pastoral Message on the Occasion of the 40th Anniversary of Humanae Vitae (CCCB)
• Humanae Vitae (Catholic Culture)
• Pope John Paul II’s theology of the body (Amazon.com)
• Winnipeg Statement (1968)