Artificial contraception an issue, priest says

 CATHOLIC priest Father Giorgio Licini says the church is normally perceived as “cold” or even hostile to artificial contraception. 

“It is not the idea of a correct and honest family planning or population control, when necessary, in question, but the means and the justification to all this,” he said in a statement.

“Artificial methods of contraception are perceived as not extremely dignifying for humans, and a clear decision against procreation and life, which is indeed inscribed in the purpose of sexual intercourse.”

He said it was silently accepted that the “condom” strategy for the eradication of HIV/AIDS was far from producing the expected results.

He said countries which had taken a more integrated and diversified approach were more successful.

“There is the impression that since poor and uneducated villagers are believed to be hard to teach any lesson, the artificial contraception strategy is forced down their throats which is indeed a lack of respect for human beings and a violation of human rights,” he said.

“Governments implement the death penalty to give the public an impression that they are serious about crime. 

“They promote contraception – even in poorly populated countries such as Papua New Guinea – but not sport facilities, entertainment, health services. 

“Artificial contraception is widespread, probably unavoidable in many cases, and hardly anybody is refraining from it because of the stand of the Catholic Church.”