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Cardinal Parolin calls for rediscovery of Humanae Vitae (Vatican News (Italian))

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Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican Secretary of State, called for a rediscovery of the 1968 encyclical Humanae Vitae during an address at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Rome on October 16.

Speaking on the topic of the dignity and beauty of procreation, Parolin noted that the encyclical by Pope Paul VI emphasizes respecting human dignity when evaluating methods of birth regulation. He stated that choosing these methods should be a shared decision between spouses that becomes a common way of life for them.

Parolin criticized what he described as a culture of separation, where procreation has increasingly turned into reproduction. He argued that this shift detaches procreation from both conjugal love and the sexual act.

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