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This paper explores the complex relationship between the Roman Catholic and Science on ... more ABSTACT This paper explores the complex relationship between the Roman Catholic and Science on Contraception. A small interview undertaken by the author among the Kenyan Catholic women reveals that many Catholic women today, even those who still attend church and appear to be participating in their faith tradition, deviate from the moral restriction of the church on the use of artificial birth control and do use contraceptives. The author concludes that the Roman Catholic Church’s teachings on sexual morality may no longer be authoritative for some Catholic women. Rather, for these women, science may be a more compelling authority and source of ideas on the use and morality of artificial contraception. The paper therefore proposes ‘Habermas Theory of Communicative Action’ as platform through which the Church and Science may foster on an authentic dialogue that is vital in their interplay on the contraception debate in the postmodernity.
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This paper explores the complex relationship between the Roman Catholic and Science on ... more ABSTACT This paper explores the complex relationship between the Roman Catholic and Science on Contraception. A small interview undertaken by the author among the Kenyan Catholic women reveals that many Catholic women today, even those who still attend church and appear to be participating in their faith tradition, deviate from the moral restriction of the church on the use of artificial birth control and do use contraceptives. The author concludes that the Roman Catholic Church’s teachings on sexual morality may no longer be authoritative for some Catholic women. Rather, for these women, science may be a more compelling authority and source of ideas on the use and morality of artificial contraception. The paper therefore proposes ‘Habermas Theory of Communicative Action’ as platform through which the Church and Science may foster on an authentic dialogue that is vital in their interplay on the contraception debate in the postmodernity.
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This paper explores the complex relationship between the Roman Catholic and Science on Contraception. A small interview undertaken by the author among the Kenyan Catholic women reveals that many Catholic women today, even those who still attend church and appear to be participating in their faith tradition, deviate from the moral restriction of the church on the use of artificial birth control and do use contraceptives. The author concludes that the Roman Catholic Church’s teachings on sexual morality may no longer be authoritative for some Catholic women. Rather, for these women, science may be a more compelling authority and source of ideas on the use and morality of artificial contraception. The paper therefore proposes ‘Habermas Theory of Communicative Action’ as platform through which the Church and Science may foster on an authentic dialogue that is vital in their interplay on the contraception debate in the postmodernity.
This paper explores the complex relationship between the Roman Catholic and Science on Contraception. A small interview undertaken by the author among the Kenyan Catholic women reveals that many Catholic women today, even those who still attend church and appear to be participating in their faith tradition, deviate from the moral restriction of the church on the use of artificial birth control and do use contraceptives. The author concludes that the Roman Catholic Church’s teachings on sexual morality may no longer be authoritative for some Catholic women. Rather, for these women, science may be a more compelling authority and source of ideas on the use and morality of artificial contraception. The paper therefore proposes ‘Habermas Theory of Communicative Action’ as platform through which the Church and Science may foster on an authentic dialogue that is vital in their interplay on the contraception debate in the postmodernity.