01.07.06
The Catholic Girl’s Guide to Sex: Second Post (Church History)
So far this book is very interesting. It is very clear on the church’s views on sex and contraception. What I found most interesting was the discussion of the Papal Birth Control Commission. I had never heard of it before or even suspected its existence. Even more surprising was that it recommended (with a vote 58-2) that the church drop (or at least soften) its ban on artificial contraception. Of course, every pope since has ignored it. There was also some interesting information on Catholics who have fought to change some of the church’s positions on things like contraception.
This book has been very informative and interesting so far. It is also consistently funny (I loved the definition of “agnostic” as well as the Catholic-guilt quiz). So far this is a very good book!