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Originally Posted by AngelBee
The church does not promote NFP. They allow it is cases that are severe....just reasons.
The Catholic Church teaches:
...For just reasons, spouses may wish to space the births of their children. It is their duty to make certain that their desire is not motivated by selfishness but is in conformity with the generosity appropriate to responsible parenthood. Moreover, they should conform their behavior to the objective criteria of morality... [Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) 2368].
It is their duty to make certain that their desire is not motivated by selfishness
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I HAVE NOT READ THE WHOLE THREAD, I'm only on page 60. But I had to respond to this. The church does indeed promote NFP. It is actually taught in classes in parishes across the country. It is the preferred method of birth control and spacing children. As for "just reasons" they are up to the couple and the church doesn't dictate or interfere here. (Thank God!) For some people, finishing school is a just reason and should not be condemned. For others, it may be the parents wanting to devote some time to each child, allowing them to be a baby before moving on to the next one. To me, if a mother feels "overwhelmed" she should wait and space them a bit. Better that than to drown them in a bathtub! Seriously.
Also, dh and I just watched this show the other night, which is why I started reading this monster of a thread. THese people are sick. Weaning a baby to get knocked up again is not "just" IMO. Neither is handing off a baby to be raised by a sib. It's not just getting a jacket or combing hair, but these kids are actually parenting each other. That's not good, IMO. They are responsible for TEACHING their buddies?? This is right on their website! (Thanks for the link Daryll) Get real! If mom can't teach them herself she should either put them in school or stop having kids for a while.
I feel bad for the older ones. They spend so much time taking care of the other kids, cleaning and teaching the little ones that I doubt they get much time to pursue their own interests. I also think they are limiting their kids. LIke Debra Baker, our girls are being raised with the expectation that they will attend college. Even if they don't use the degree in their work, there is still intrinsic value in the education. My degree is in education. After my third was born, it wasn't practical to work for me. So I started writing freelance to allow me to be home and work at the same time. However, my education helped hone my writing skills and made me a better researcher. Although I'm not currently using my education, there was value in it.
The blanket training thing makes me sick. Enough said on that one!
Dh thought the parents were "creepy". Then he said the kids were freaking him out. He thought they were 1. robots 2. stepford children 3. children of the corn.
We value individuality in our kids and I don't mean just in the foods they like. OK, I'm off to read the rest of this thread!
Oh my.
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