Rediscover the beauty of the matrimonial call to be open to human life with this 50th anniversary edition of Blessed Paul VI's Encyclical Humanae Vitae (On the Regulation of Birth).
Honoring both the spiritual and physical elements of conjugal love, the papal teaching recognizes that artificial birth control would fall short of the fullness of the marital union as total, faithful, exclusive, and fruitful. The encyclical thoughtfully considers the human person as a whole""body and spirit""and prophetically presents the practical social implications if the document's conclusions"