Comments on: Fr. Peter vs. Plan B the Battle Continues

By: Air Maria » Blog Archive » Fr. Peter Fehlner’s Last Word on Plan B

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:31:51 +0000

[…] Father Peter Damian Fehlner, S.T.D. Weighs in on Plan B in Connecticut Father Peter Damian Fehlner, S.T.D. Weighs in on Plan B in Connecticut. (Continued) Fr. Peter vs. Plan B the Battle Continues […]

By: GenXsurvivor

GenXsurvivor — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 18:49:37 +0000

Fr. Fehlner–thank you so much for taking the time to respond to my questions!!! Of course, I have follow-up questions. 🙂 But I do not want to seem ungrateful. Your responses were very helpful in clarifying my understanding of your position. So I will ponder your answers some more and refrain from asking my follow up questions for now. I’ll also visit Mr. O’Rourke’s great new website!

By: Timothy O'Rourke

Timothy O'Rourke — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:17:29 +0000

Ava Maria Father! I thank you for responding to me. I have recently started a blog to help those of us who need help processing our Fathers decision in our Archdiocese. I have tried to the best of my ability to be humble, or true, to what I have learned growing up as a Catholic and my recent studies. The name of the bog is: For the Faith of the Archdiocese of Hartford. It can be found here: http://forthefaith.blogspot.com/ I beg of all would post a response to be in the Presence of Mary while doing so. Thank you again, Father Peter!

Tim+

By: Roy and Robin

Roy and Robin — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 01:02:52 +0000

Ave Maria!

The American Papist (Tom Peters) http://www.americanpapist.com/2007/10/fr-fehlner-speaks-out-on-plan-b-and.html
has commented on the Life Site News Report, and I was wondering if Fr. Peter could address Mr. Peters comments which are as follows:

Let me explain: while Fr. Fehlner is correct in saying that contraception is “intrinsically evil” and hence never to be done, what is in fact “intrinsically evil” about contraception is primarily that it destroys the connection between the unitive and procreative dimensions of marital intercourse, as is taught in Humanae Vitae #12.

However, in cases of rape, there is no unitive dimension for contraception to separate from the procreative. Indeed, rape is a wilful and violent perversion of what should be a unitive act. Part of its horror is that it is so clearly a violation and a “taking” of something which should be freely given and sacramentally confirmed.

Therefore, individual Church conferences and directives have taught that a victim of rape may take non-abortifacient contraceptives to prevent the further violence of the attacker’s sperm upon her body (in this case, ovum). A primary example of this teaching is present in #36 of the USCCB’s ERDs.

Thank you!

Ave Maria!