Contraception vs. Natural Family Planning (What's the difference?)

What's the real difference between contraception and natural family planning (or NFP)? Don't both accomplish the same thing: avoiding a pregnancy? Why is the Catholic Church's teaching on birth control so severe while it promotes the practice of natural family planning? In this video, I'm going to get into the heart of this issue.
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[@carliemartini]

The best explanation I heard was on your podcast. Contraceptives stop your body from doing what it is naturally designed to do where as natural family planning allows your body to continue to function naturally. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with the world! 🙏🏻

[@Unclenate1000]

which is stupid because noting is wrong with the former. many licit medicines inhibit the body in some way for some good reason. nothing wrong with using that to facilitate having sex while avoiding pregnancy, which is apparently not wrong in itself since NFP is acceptable.

[@jamieweiss7897]

Tylenol stops your body from doing what it naturally does (it blocks an enzyme) but it leads to a desirable outcome. By this logic Tylenol is a sin.

[@AJanae.]

My fiancé and I just took the natural family planning course. It was funny and awkward at points lol but it’s way more intimate and a team-effort than just “here, take some synthetic hormones” and have all the responsibility be on the woman.

[@michaelprx8036]

This is so amazing! So much more people should see this! Thank you very much!

[@leekshikapinnamneni4835]

Thank you so much for doing the tree window it’s windy challenging.

[@citlalyrendon8793]

Thank you for this video!!!! God bless you and your family!!!!!

[@jessicakveitch]

What a beautiful perspective

[@alexantal4417]

Glory to God for this content. Please, keep creating with God's grace this enriching content brother Christopher. God bless you!

[@JamesUlliane]

Has the Church have anything to say of what Holy Communion will do for a child in utero, taken by the mother?

[@annaskoupka4165]

The child is a creature of God. Just bc someone is concieved in sin (like in rape to give an other example) it does not mean that that person is unable to recieve Christ. But The mom should go to confession

[@ethanralph0]

😇

[@thecatholiccorner]

If I get married one day, this is the ONLY way I'm having kids. NFP is the most natural, most healthy, and most spiritual way to have children :)

[@DaninaPetroskova]

Natural family planning should never be a way of life for a catholic.

[@intedominesperavi6036]

@@DaninaPetroskova Have you watched the video?

[@DaninaPetroskova]

@@intedominesperavi6036 Yes.

[@DaninaPetroskova]

Family planning is the terminology of planned parenthood.

[@intedominesperavi6036]

@@DaninaPetroskova what did you think of it?

[@timrichardson4018]

I'm a new Catholic who's wife is not. She is willing to do NFP but doesn't understand what the difference is between that and contraception, and I have had a hard time explaining it to her in a convincing way. When it comes up again, I'd like to see what she thinks about this explanation. It makes perfect sense to me. The sexual act is oriented toward the generation of life as God designed it. To perform the act and simultaneously sterilize it of it's procreative ability is a desecration of the act; it's having sex on our terms and for our purposes rather than God's. I get that, and so does my wife. But she sees NFP is the same thing. But hopefully she'll see the point if she hears that there is a difference between refraining from the act itself to avoid a pregnancy and performing the act in a sterile fashion to avoid a pregnancy. Same outcome (to her point). But different acts! Different acts that are or objectively different moral qualities. Nothing wrong with not entering. But there is something wrong with entering and then desecrating. With NFP, a husband a wife are accepting of the natural and God ordained purpose of the act they are undergoing together. With contraception, we negate the God ordained primary purpose and put our own comfort and pleasure in the place of God.

[@branislavjeriga6762]

Why do you not say that NFP is to be utilized only when Grave reasons are present? It is disservice in my opinion. Most of couples do not satisfy conditions for utilizing NFP.... And therefore this should not be promoted havily. It should be known among gynecologists to advise couples when the bad sickness is present for example.

[@Lerian_V]

What are the conditions for utilizing NFP?

[@venture1011]

@@Lerian_V This is my understanding on the matter from what I have read and studied, so take that how you will, but I will make it brief: NFP can be utilized if for social, economic, mentally, or physically reasons if you and your spouse believe it is God's intention for you to postpone a pregnancy. Most would agree that it is on you to be honest and intentional with this decision and to not use it for selfish reasons (for example, this would be the difference between not having enough money to have a baby, or just wanting to spend your money elsewhere). These can be "big or small" by someone else's standards, but ultimately must be just to you, your spouse, and God.

[@veddermn8]

There is not a difference between them. Both have the same intention. Both utilize human discovered science. Both are "anti-procreative" . Neither are 100% effective. Neither are loving " freely, totally, faithfully and fruitfully".

[@blackquiver]

Haha.. IV entered a lot of churches.. 😂😆😜😝

[@annaskoupka4165]

A lot of bad things have, whats ypur point?