There had been a long-standing general Christian prohibition on contraception and abortion, with such Church Fathers as Clement of Alexandria and Saint Augustine condemning the practices. It was not until the 1930 Lambeth Conference that the Anglican Communion allowed for contraception in limited circumstances. Mainline Protestant denominations have since removed prohibitions against artificial contraception. In a partial reaction, Pope Pius XI wrote the encyclical (On Christian Marriage) in 1930, reaffirming the Catholic Church's belief in various traditional Christian teachings on marriage and sexuality, including the prohibition of artificial birth control even within marriage. is against contraception and regarding natural family planning allowed married couples to use their nuptial rights "in the proper manner" when because of either time or defects, new life could not be brought forth.
There had been a long-standing general Christian prohibition on contraception and abortion with such Church Fathers as Clement of Alexandria and Saint Augustine condemning the practices It was not until the 1930 Lambeth Conference that the Anglican Communion allowed for contraception in limited circumstances Mainline Protestant denominations have since removed prohibitions against artificial contraception In a partial reaction Pope Pius XI wrote the encyclical (On Christian Marriage) in 1930 reaffirming the Catholic Church's belief in various traditional Christian teachings on marriage and sexuality including the prohibition of artificial birth control even within marriage is against contraception and regarding natural family planning allowed married couples to use their nuptial rights "in the proper manner" when because of either time or defects new life could not be brought forth