tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213316015209503694.post313065295772672778..comments2024-01-22T01:52:37.473-06:00Comments on RENEGADE TRADS: Religious Freedom and Misleading NumbersA Sinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05083094677310915678noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213316015209503694.post-47721955216840295842012-03-08T10:42:08.771-06:002012-03-08T10:42:08.771-06:00I pointed this out on another thread discussing wh...I pointed this out on another thread discussing who was and wasn't included in this "statistic":<br /><br />"Excluding prepubescent and post-menopausal women may indeed make sense, but excluding women who are open to getting pregnant, or who are not sexually active...doesn't make sense, because those may be, by definition, the women who are following Church teaching.<br /><br />In other words, if you're a Catholic, you're really not supposed to be BOTH sexually active AND un-open to pregnancy (NFP aside). Excluding sexually inactive women, and women open to getting pregnant...stacks the deck right there, because under Catholic morality, you're generally supposed to be one of the two: either sexually inactive, or open to pregnancy. What do you think following Catholic morality would mean otherwise?<br /><br />From what the statistics here seem to indicate, about half of fertile-aged Catholic women are not sexually active, and half of those who are...are open to pregnancy. Of the group who are sexually active but NOT open to pregnancy...of course THAT demographic is using a lot of contraceptives. Yes, it would be nice if they learned NFP instead, that is an option, but generally if you're both sexually active AND not open to pregnancy, you're already likely to be someone who disregards church teaching."A Sinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083094677310915678noreply@blogger.com