St. Paul and periodic abstinence!

JCecil lays down an easy challenge:

When a couple practices natural family planning, any conjugal act deliberately timed during a woman’s infertile period is closed to procreation, and therefore would have been considered sinful!

Anyone who disagrees, please find any canonized saint, pope or council of bishops prior to Humanae Vitae that specifically says natural family planning is an acceptable practice.

Gosh, I hope St. Paul and the bible are good enough!

1 Corinthians

5 Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a limited time, that you may devote yourselves to prayer; but then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

6 Now as a concession, not a command, I say this.

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