The Pope’s Encyclical Against Contraception and Abortion

The Pope’s Encyclical Against Contraception and Abortion

The Vatican has published the eleventh Encyclical of John Paul II, entitled "Evangelium Vitae" (Gospel of Life), in which it denounces abortion, euthanasia, contraception, artificial procreation. But this time, it radicalizes the tone and challenges a collective responsibility, that of liberal societies and democratic states. Commentary on images of the Pope signing the encyclical and interview of Bishop-Auxerre, favorable to the encyclical, of Monsignor THOMAZEAU, spokesman of the Vatican for the encyclical, of Christian PERRAS, of the Catholic magazine, who criticizes the content of this encyclical as well as Monsignor GAILLOT, regretting that the Pope does not take into consideration the AIDS epidemic.

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File : John Paul II

Publication date : 30 March 1995