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Humanae Vitae Ten Years after Toward a Positive Theology of Marriage*

Humanae Vitae Ten Years after Toward a Positive Theology of Marriage* HUMANAE VITAE TEN YEARS AFTER TOWARD A POSITIVE THEOLOGY OF MARRIAGE* Louis BOUYER THERE ARE THOSE WHO THINK that it was the publication of the en- cyclical Humanae Vitae that caused so many men and women to stop practicing the Catholic faith during the past ten years. One should not underestimate the disappointment of those who had been impru- dently encouraged to expect a relaxation of the traditional Christian demands in this domain. Nonetheless it must be frankly stated that to explain the phenomenon in this way is to provide a clear instance of the sophism Post hoc, ergo propter hoc. It is surprising to find it even in sociologists of distinction like Andrew Greeley. The fact is that here as elsewhere a phenomenon can follow another without being caused by it. Moreover it is evident that the crisis which fol- lowed the Council did not await Humanae Vitae in order to develop. Rather the crisis of faith and practice, of which the reactions to Humanae Vitae are one symptom among many, is at the origin of these defections. It should also be emphasized that there were also those who were scandalized and disconcerted by the sudden laxity of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Jurisprudence Oxford University Press

Humanae Vitae Ten Years after Toward a Positive Theology of Marriage*

Bouyer, Louis
American Journal of Jurisprudence , Volume 25 (1) – Jan 1, 1980
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Oxford University Press
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© 1980 by The University of Notre Dame
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0065-8995
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HUMANAE VITAE TEN YEARS AFTER TOWARD A POSITIVE THEOLOGY OF MARRIAGE* Louis BOUYER THERE ARE THOSE WHO THINK that it was the publication of the en- cyclical Humanae Vitae that caused so many men and women to stop practicing the Catholic faith during the past ten years. One should not underestimate the disappointment of those who had been impru- dently encouraged to expect a relaxation of the traditional Christian demands in this domain. Nonetheless it must be frankly stated that to explain the phenomenon in this way is to provide a clear instance of the sophism Post hoc, ergo propter hoc. It is surprising to find it even in sociologists of distinction like Andrew Greeley. The fact is that here as elsewhere a phenomenon can follow another without being caused by it. Moreover it is evident that the crisis which fol- lowed the Council did not await Humanae Vitae in order to develop. Rather the crisis of faith and practice, of which the reactions to Humanae Vitae are one symptom among many, is at the origin of these defections. It should also be emphasized that there were also those who were scandalized and disconcerted by the sudden laxity of

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American Journal of Jurisprudence – Oxford University Press

Published: Jan 1, 1980

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