The Church (Magisterium) on Contraception

*Explain a specific point of Catholic doctrine (Contraception) particularly answering the questions:
(1) What does the Church teach on this topic?
(2) Why does the Church hold this teaching?
– There needs to be a theological foundation of why the Church is teaching your topic (i.e. there must be foundational passages)
– You must include a thesis statement

*In terms of sources (this is VERY important!) The paper will make use of at least one patristic source (i.e., a Christian writing from before 750), and at least one magisterial document (i.e., an official Church document, e.g., a document promulgated by a council. Note: the Catechism of the Catholic Church will not satisfy this requirement).
Some examples of acceptable sources are:
(1) OTT – Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma
(2) Paulist Press
(3) Original Catholic Encyclopedia – NewAdvent.org
(4) New Catholic Encyclopedia
(5) CUF.org : Faith Facts (use to gather information and find better sources – but do not use as primary source)

* Format:
– Each paper will be between 1700 and 2200 words.
– Paper should be written in Turabian style.
– Citations should be presented in footnotes (what Turabian terms “notes-bibliography style”).
– Papers are to be typeset entirely in a single 12pt serif font (e.g., Times New Roman).
– The body of the paper is to be double spaced, excepting block quotations.

**Please make sure you use AT LEAST one magisterial source AND one patristic source. Also, please make sure all sources are credible in terms of the Catholic Church and Theology