Pope Paul VI

Standard Name: Paul VI, Pope

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Cultural formation Catherine Byron
When Pope Paul VI issued his encyclical Humanae Vitae (On the Regulation of Birth), a prohibition on all forms of birth control, CB and her husband (and her mother ) left the Catholic Church

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21 July 1542: Pope Paul III revived the medieval inquisition...

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21 July 1542

Pope Paul III revived the medieval inquisition to counter the threat posed to Roman Catholicism by the new Protestant thinking of Martin Luther and John Calvin .

25 July 1968: Less than two months into his pontificate,...

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25 July 1968

Less than two months into his pontificate, Pope Paul VI issued his encyclical Humanae Vitae on The Regulation of Birth, reaffirming the Roman Catholic Church 's anti-contraceptive position.

Texts

Paul VI, Pope. “Humanae Vitae (On the Regulation of Birth): Encyclical Letter of His Holiness, promulgated on 25 July 1968”. EWTN (Eternal Word Television Network): Libraries: Document Library.