▁would ▁not ▁have ▁ins isted ▁upon ▁the ▁negative ▁jud g ement ▁in ▁Hum ana e ▁V ita e ▁as ▁ag gress ively ▁and ▁public ly ▁as ▁John ▁Paul ▁II ▁did . ▁Some ▁take ▁a ▁different ▁view , ▁claim ing ▁that ▁while ▁serving ▁as ▁Patri arch ▁of ▁Ven ice ▁" Lu ci ani ▁was ▁in trans igent ▁with ▁his ▁u ph old ing ▁of ▁the ▁teaching ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁and ▁severe ▁with ▁those , ▁who ▁through ▁intellectual ▁pride ▁and ▁dis ob ed ience ▁paid ▁no ▁attention ▁to ▁the ▁Church ' s ▁prohib ition ▁of ▁contra ception ", ▁though ▁while ▁not ▁cond oning ▁the ▁sin , ▁he ▁was ▁toler ant ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁sin cer ely ▁tried ▁and ▁failed ▁to ▁live ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁Church ' s ▁teaching ." ▁The ▁book ▁also ▁states ▁that ▁" if ▁some ▁people ▁think ▁that ▁his ▁comp ass ion ▁and ▁gent len ess ▁in ▁this ▁respect ▁implies ▁he ▁was ▁against ▁Hum ane ▁V ita e ▁one ▁can ▁only ▁infer ▁it ▁was ▁wish ful ▁thinking ▁on ▁their ▁part ▁and ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁find ▁an ▁al ly ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁artificial ▁contra ception ." ▁ ▁Ab ort ion ▁In ▁his ▁letter ▁to ▁Carlo ▁Gold oni ▁in ▁Illustr iss imi , ▁Luci ani ▁took ▁a ▁strongly ▁critical ▁view ▁of ▁abort ion , ▁arg uing ▁that ▁it ▁viol ated ▁God ' s ▁law ▁and ▁went ▁against ▁the ▁deep est ▁asp ir ations ▁of ▁women , ▁disturb ing ▁them ▁prof ound ly . ▁ ▁Hom osex ual ity ▁In ▁a ▁ 1 9 7 4