Birth control and the ten commandments?

First I would say I agree with all of the catholic teachings on birth control
And find genesis 38 very clear about it

Where do we break one of the ten commandments by using birth control.

Thanks for your help

6th commandment for one --tis against chastity

Thou shalt not kill.

In 1965, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) redefined conception from the union of sperm and egg to “the implantation of a fertilized ovum,”2 allowing hormones — like those in the Pill — that can interfere with implantation to be classified as contraceptive rather than potentially abortifacient. Eventually, this opened the door not only to widespread acceptance of artificial contraception but also later developments such as abortifacient “morning after” pills, embryonic stem cell research, and in vitro fertilization (IVF).

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This is not correct. Contraception is a sin against the sixth commandment.

Many types of contraception cause abortions. Literally they kill babies. So thou shalt not kill does apply. Pill, shot, IUD cause abortions.

Exactly my point. At conception life begins. Not the “defined” implantation. Many types of contraceptives cause implantation to not occur, therefore ending the life already begun.

It is correct to say that some contraceptives may have abortifacient properties.

That is not the question the OP asked and the fifth commandment is not where the Church chooses to place its teaching on the sinfulness of contraception. That is located under the sixth commandment.

Any sin against the fifth commandment would be something altogether different.

Every sin is a sin against the 1st commandment anyway.:shrug:

Ok so I’m trying to talk to Protestant that started 2 years ago saying that we didn’t have to follow the ten commandments because Jesus came to abolish the law.

Now this person says we have to follow the ten commandments because these are moral laws and not lavitical laws.

So the the Protestant is going to catholic mass once in a while out of curiosity and says the pill, iud and so on is wrong because the ten commandments say so but they don’t see barrier methods as wrong.

They called me for an answer ???

I would firstly note that this teaching is difficult enough to convince otherwise faithful Catholics of, so you’re unlikely to “win” an argument with a protestant on this.

As mentioned by others, the Catholic cetahcism discusses this in relation to the sixth commandment. You can ready the section in full here:

The relevant sections are mostly these:



The fecundity of marriage









This one’s a bit of a read but it is excellent:

Here’s one that analyzes how Protestantism ran off the tracks:

Happy reading!!

The barriers used simply put, makes it masterbation for both parties.
But some do not see this as sin. Pleasure for pleasure sake alone in an act that has more meaning. Even the birds and bees do not do that.

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I can suggest the book The Bible and Birth Control by Charles Provan. He is a Protestant minister and this may appeal to your friend.

Protestants, silly protestants, they seem to run into this kind of stuff a lot when trying to bias the bible by their own interpretations. Luckily your friend can find his answer in the Bible itself or Bible alone.:wink: Jesus was asked this question by someone who did not understand our Lord or his Way. he was asked what the most important command was. He gave an answer. To love the Lord with all your soul, heart, mind. And second to that. To love your neighbor as yourself. You see while the “10” commandments cover a common array of sins. Every single sin is a sin against the MOST IMPORTANT COMMANDMENT. Using birth control is not loving God it is loving your own lust. It is not loving your neighbor it is using your neighbor. It is a sin against both God AND people. It is a sin against ALL the commandments.


Ask him to show you that in the bible.
