There is a famous advice-giver (I call him Mr. Yuso.) I caught while in the process of giving a counsel on the radio telling his client that it is all right for a husband to wear a condom when his wife is fertile; obviously, to avoid pregnancy.
Although he claims to be religious, that particular advice does not square with the teachings of the Catholic Church which he belongs to. Sanctioned by the Church as the only accepted way to space children is the rhythm method or natural family planning which conforms with the Church’s teaching that every marital act must be open to the possibility of the transmission of a new life.
Mr. Yuso was precise, in fairness to him, when he said that condom is not used to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) for how could a husband or a wife suffer from an STD when each is exclusively for the other? “Fidelity” between the couple is the catchword. To say it differently, if one of the couple has an STD, infidelity must have been done otherwise how one between the two could contract the disease if there was no extra-marital affair?
As an ordinary individual, I believe that paraphernalia and methods for artificial family planning are designed to promote promiscuity, immorality, disrespect to the dignity of a woman and finally, an attack to the dignity of life. Why indulge in hedonism but shun from the responsibilities it demand?
Hopefully, Mr. Yuso finds time to realize where he faltered while giving an advice and also finds time to rectify it. -30-
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