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86: How To Defend Humanae VitaeDr. Janet Smith (segment)

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Janet E. Smith


Duration

5.32


Uploaded to YouTube

31 July 2018

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20 August 2025


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Full length podcast and show notes are available at https://www.patrickcoffin.media/show/ also in iTunes, Stitcher and other podcast directories. It is FREE, Subscribe NOW. If you would like to support this channel please donate here: www.patrickcoffin.media/donate. Connect with Patrick: iTunes Podcast: www.patrickcoffin.media/itunes Stitcher Podcast: www.patrickcoffin.media/stitcher Tweet to Patrick: https://twitter.com/Patrick_Coffin Follow Patrick on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/patrickcoffin.media/ Check out our swag: https://www.patrickcoffin.media/swag For Catholic Resources: www.patrickcoffin.net/store *********************************** Resources recommended in this episode: -Why Humanae Vitae Was Right: A Reader ed by Janet Smith- https://amzn.to/2vkZtyl Why Humanae Vitae Is Still Right ed by Janet Smith- https://amzn.to/2LOO2ZT Humanae Vitae A Generation Later by Janet Smith- https://amzn.to/2LQXY5h The Contraception Deception: Catholic Teaching On Birth Control by Patrick Coffin- https://bit.ly/2ukrt4x What is Humanae Vitae, you ask? It's the 1968 papal Encyclical by Blessed Pope Paul VI (who will be canonized this fall). I can still remember walking into the Daughters of St, Paul Catholic bookstore in Toronto when I was teaching high school there. My glance fell to a book titled, Humanae Vitae: A Generation Later by someone called Janet E. Smith. It had a huge effect on me. I was already on board with the norms of the Encyclical, but this Janet Smith person broadened and deepened my appreciation of the teaching, from multiple angles of consideration. Well, I ended up meeting her at a couple of conferences through the years, and I'm so happy to present this interview with her. She is courageous, articulate, and knows the teaching inside and out. In this episode you will learn:: -The context in which Humanae Vitae was released and rejected. -The level of authority with which the Encyclical is presented by the Church. -A simple way to understand the why behind the what of the teaching. -How soon-to-be-Saint Paul VI was vindicated as a prophet. -How contraception paves the way for abortion. -The moral difference between natural family planning (NFP) and contraception. -Why NFP is good for marital longevity, happiness, and stability. ---~~~--- Watch the latest video: "Do Catholics Really Need Voting Guides?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHxhCbOYmY8 ---~~~---