Debate over 1968 encyclical rages on

It was 1968, and the Vietnam War, assassinations, and urban riots had shredded faith in institutional authority. That summer got a little hotter on July 29, when Pope Paul VI released his encyclical on sexuality and birth control, "Humanae Vitae." (Full article: 807 words)

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