The Linacre Quarterly

Volume 32 | Number 1 Article 27

February 1965 From the Allocution of Pope Pius XI to the "Fronte della Famiglia," the Italian Union of Large Families. November 26, 1951. Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 43, Pages 855-860 (1951) Catholic Physicians' Guilds

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Recommended Citation Catholic Physicians' Guilds (1965) "From the Allocution of Pope Pius XI to the "Fronte della Famiglia," the Italian Union of Large Families. November 26, 1951. Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 43, Pages 855-860 (1951)," The Linacre Quarterly: Vol. 32 : No. 1 , Article 27. Available at: http://epublications.marquette.edu/lnq/vol32/iss1/27 of all charts has proved far more ef­ medical and legal ,fessions were fective than the previous system in 100% in favour of aking abortion preventing surgery of questionable and sterilization leg� Jrocedures. necessity or morality. The absence of a ,e moral code There are three Catholic Physicians' in helping to regula people's lives Guilds in Canada but currently only is reflected by the st� ·nents of some the one in Manitoba is affiliated with doctors. Their sugges l remedies for the National Federation. However, I the current epidemil Jf illegitimacy believe all members subscribe to THE and the rising vene 1 disease rate LIN ACRE QUARTERLY. Several years are the provisions c sex education ago the Manitoba Guild staffed a by the schools and i th control in- booth at the national CM.A. conven­ formation in the sd 1ls. Pregnancy tion and recently the Guild in British is presented as the r ,blem, the im­ Columbia held as part of the official morality is not even ognized. CM.A. program a panel discussion on It is in 'a backgro, d such as this medical practice in a Catholic hos­ our Guilds have had e largest roles pital. Excellent cooperation was ob­ to play-not to entt into a news· tained from the executives of the paper debate with t. ,e suggestions C.M. A. and this may help establish but to develop leader of thought in a precedent for the inclusion in future all fields and to ed· ,te the pub�c scientific programs topics pertinent to by cooperating with 1eople of all religion, ethics and medicine. faiths, advocating me -1 solutions to In non-Catholic hospitals tubal liga­ all problems. tion is a frequent procedure, requir­ This is our problen · n Canada and ing only the written consent of the am sure it .is not 1rs alone, nor DR. CUNNINGHAM IN AUDIENCE WITH POPE PAUL VI parties involved and of two consul­ for long. By furthe, ·ommunication privilege and honor of Dr. Clement P. tants. It is nearly a routine procedure On November 25 1964 it was the great I am sure we can ; lp each other Cunningham, immediat� past president of the National Federati?n to meet our Holy at third caesarean. So-called "thera­ meet local problems a· l provide lead· Father, Pope Paul VI. He is photographed here presenting His Holiness with the peutic" abortion is becoming less fre­ ership to overcome ,e decline of Manual of our Federation activities. Speaking in English, the Pope conveyed his great quent as the consultants seem to be morality throughout t' . .: world. happiness to learn of the numerous Guild projects and their development. He asked his special Apost ltc finding less reason to be able to jus­ Dr. Cunni�gham to convey to all the members .and their families_ � tify it; however, press releases from J. Bernard Ct· tel10, M.D. Blessing along with good wishes for the success of the works m which the organiza­ our official medical organizations Vancouver B tish Columbia, ti on is engaged. would give the impression that the Canada Following the audience, .Dr. and Mrs. Cunningharn left by plane from Rome fly­ ing to Bombay, India to attend the Third Asian Congress of Catholic Doct?rs and the Eucharistic Congress then in progress. The trip to Bombay was very delightful and made even more impressive as they traveled in the company of the Papal Delegat�, His Eminence, Cardinal Agagianian, who is aware of the efforts of our Federat10n m the medicalmission world. . The Third Asian Congress provided three days of intensive study of the popula­ o r _ Dr. ti n p oblem, particularly as reflected in India. It seemed somewh�t iromc _to Cunningham that in the United States where so many consider family planning the c u priorities � ntry's most pressing problem, in India it occupies seventh plac_e with gaveg to more urgent needs such as food, education, health, economics, and others. . The inauguration of the Asian Federation took place during this meetin? and lan oltc. Physaoan. . P s are being developed· to join the International Federation of Cath_ � �rom observing the activities of this newly formed group, Dr. Cunnmghan:1 feels_ at 11 the responsibility of American doctors to communicate as much as possible with Phrsicians in other areas of the world. Opportunities will be available d�ring the_ Dut four years when the International Federation will meet in October 1966 m Manda 111dwo t years later the Fourth Asian Congress wil I meet in Tokyo, Japan. 75 ERLY F'aa.UAIY, 1965 74 LINACRE QUART EDITOR'S NOTE: Following are translations from the Italian 011 /is� of texts of Pope Pius Xll in French into Eng. pleasure and Our Acta Apostolicae Sedis which Po, . o co�- l"f Our Principal affirmed as the "norms" with Paul Fl lza1,1. II ii N stro principale o reference to the regulation of birth; d� � gratitude g to thos erou Betlwne law pr vvedere alla o o ollo �e; �­ con tro'1 , " i's compatible · conservazione o of pr viding for the )reservation of riamen·e al cosidett "contr t 111 de! gener umano. E of God. One may even hope (b u questa mankind. This is t: characteristic nascite", e compatibile con la legge f1 la prestazione caratteristica, che the bo, ,m prolis, . matters, the Church. . naturally performance, the puo anzi sper!re ( ma m ta e these fa il valore proprio de! loro Dio. Se J to medical science ) bonum pro/is. stato, il "gift of offspring." " ich gives their lascia natu:almen e de f ers "udgment · · 0 o o materia la Chiesa �n· g1v111,_, L'individu e la s ­ . �e that the. latter will succee� o state i�s proper value he individual ii all a scienza medica) c o cieta, il popolo e l stato, giudizio o d a sufficiently se­ la Chiesa and society, the peopl and the state, quel m�to d0 t t h1s !'cit1 meth. stessa, dipendono questa riesca a dare a t e most recent per la loro esistenza, sicura, cure foundat10n, and h o the Church itself, d, end for their lecito una base sufficient�m�nte a nell'ordine da Dio stabilit , dal matri­ information seems to conf lfm s u ch existence on fruitful narriages, ac­ e le piu recenti informaz1om semhrano monio fecondo. Quindi abbraciare lo cording to God's c :n ordinance. una tale speranza. ( From hope. stato matrimonio, conferm�re usare continua­ Therefore. to embrac the marriage page mentella facol ta o 859). ad ess propria e in state, to make use cor, · · nuously of the esso solo o lecita, e, d'altra parte, o . s t­ faculty proper t it an, lawful only in o · XII to the Vllth lnternati�nal trarsi sempre Fr m the Nlocut10n of Pope P1us o e deliberamente, senze o mh 12 1958. Acta Ap stohcae un o it, and, n the other h ·d, always and Hematoloe:y. Septe er grave motivo, al o o o Congress of o su primari d o deliberately t av id. - ithout a grave pages 732-740 0953), vere, sarebbe un peccare o Sedis, Vol. 50, o c ntra ii sens o o motive. its primary di v, w uld be a 1 r or or stess della vita c niugale. Direct pe manent tem� sin against the very se· ..,e of conjugal La sterilisation directe, perpetuel e o ·�? or w man, is I I· life. ou temporaire, de l'homme comme de ster;lization of man o the natural law. Da guella prestazione la femme, est illicite en vertu de la cit by virtue f pos1t1va ob­ From this positive ol 1igation (mar­ bligatoria possono esimere, loi naturelle. anche per ried couples) may be �xcused, either lungo tempo, anzi per l'intera we i�1tended durata for a long time, or evei, for the entire Par sterilisation directe; N ous en­ By direct sterilization, de! rnatrimonio, seri motivi, o . . action of him who c me duration of the marri ,ge, by serious tendions designer l'action de qui se to des1gna t e the quelli che si hanno non o as � means. to di rado nella m tives such as tho," not seldom o o ro oses, as an end or cosidetta "indicazione" propose, c mme but u moyen, �e rnedica,eugen­ found edical, o o �en�er impossible procreat1.on. ;�� in what r ica, economica is called the m rendre imp ssible la pr creation,; ma1s . e sociale. Da cio con­ i d d does not always mten seque che eugenic, economic and social "indica­ nous n'appliquons pas ce terme a t?ute l'osservanza milies. November 26, 1951. · Our All cu- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, 43, possible la procreation ; ma1s cett� the same explanatio Vol. pages 855-860 (1951 o o l;.53 (AAS., . 45, ). impossibil voulue Ill ti n f October 8. o ite peut n'etre o 1 s. P iche dunque l'ufficio o o the Congress of Ur 1 �g st primario Since therefore the primary office comme fin ni c m me rnoyen. N us 673) to . · de! matrimonio e o permit th e di essere al servizi e of avons repris en detail les mernes expli­ The same pnncip1 es · · · . 76 of marriage is to be at the servic o d cations dans Notre allocution du 8 solution to a questi n much d1scusse LINACRE QUARTERLY FEBRUARY, 1965 77 e . l . either ar those l t the pr.111c1p e ."N ' e prin- a ed .the e 1953 673) . a ormule la pos1t1on· · d e b .d to act against . octobr (A.A S. 45, u b ava1t dei"' f . spous s to e sa1 . . a today y medical ctors · u ngh t and � con tra naturae ordmem u er, w ho se their Congres des U rologistes. Les meme a · . "Neque nat r al ord s mor l theologians. it licit to . conJuges, q ui iure atural reason, e e pre ere . icen di sunt e t accor a·mg to n princip s .. p rmettent aussi de re­ a apeag .. u d" t r, corr c ly . vent ovul tion by n · ns of pills uril­ ral ratione u _unt� l e cannot spring e u et natu i e ug h a new 1'f . soudr une q estion tres discutee e sue recte e ev . n oth e iz d as remedies fo, , he exagger tempons s1v t causes e1t h r u e ated natu 1 sive b of na ural aujourd'h i ch z l es medecins et l es e u etsi o �:F: va forth ecause reactions of th te1 · and of \ um causas no e ec . e the or­ am ctu e or of whatev r ed f t " moralist s. Est-ii Iicite d'empecher a e e u quoru� . . of tim g nism, v n tho gh iis medicine, ov non possit." (A.A.S., !'ovulation au moyen d e u e inde Vita orm pil l s preventing ovulatio1, !so renders im·­ (1930)). utilisees e e 32,561 comm remed s a ux re­ possible fecundation · I s it permitted ecise Jy in Our actions exagerees d e l'uterus et de W e have stated pr ' to the married woe 1 who, despi , , Notre. . 1951 t wh o e u te prec1·se' clans . tha spouses l organism , q oique ce medicament, this e a e N ous avons Allo f t mpor ry st rili wishes to hive . 19 51 e epo_ux, q Ul c�� u have e t u l de qu les ;� conj gal rig�ts, n empechan !'ov lation, rende a ussi relations t Al ocut1on ma k e f �heir. · wi h her usband? The e · conJugaux, virtue o f impossible Ia fecondation? usage de l urs droits ob 11gat10n, by Est-ce answer depends on font . e e tu de the positive a e e intention of t n v r e to their st t permis la femme u !'obliga ion pos1t1ve, e law prop r a mariee q i malgre the person. t e on t e , de th natural . e If h ,, -nan takes this l e l ur etat, The Cr � t t e e l e propr a . e cet e sterili e t mporaire, desir avoir medicine, t a Joi naturel ' not to excl u d procreation. not wi h a ew to prevent­ procreation. Le e the propaga- des re t e a exclure la . e has w1·ti d . la ions av c son mari? L re­ ing concepti u ne pas u ator 111 d ed l on, b t s c:l y on the ad­ e ou 1 e le genre precise y e e en ffet a :' e uman race ponse dep nd de !'int ntion de Ia per­ vice e a Createur a tion of t h h of the m dic l d tor, as a rem­ e pr�cfs ement p r e e of the e e e e se propag at naturaI ex rcis sonn . Si Ia f mm pr nd ce medica­ edy necessary humain e through the_ because ,f a malady of e �a f o�ction s x- u this positive ment, non e e e exercice natur l de . t10n B t to pas en vu d' mpech r Ia the u te u l' e sexua I fu nc . . · r s or of th, organism, she e _101 po�1t1v , Nous e le va I'd1 conception, u e uelle. Mais a c tte app 1ie d th princip mais uniq em nt sur avis brings about a indir . 1aw, We e n t sterilization, . . e qm vaut p our e not o bl'ig to du medecin, e u e apphqmons le pnnc1p others: t h do comm n r mede neces­ which re e b l e to all . e mains p rmit · l according to e s n'o ig nt pas t � e lfillm nt in­ saire u e Jes autres . e11 e that ir f \I a ca se d'une maladi de !'uterus the toutes l the xtent general principle c actions with a e u leur ac�omp isse- e hich ou de d ans la mesur o l e table l'organisme, elle provoque une double e e va v s n? ffect. But on, ·1rings about a e e mc�n ven1, nts not- �h:\: it- sterilisation indirecte, u ment comport d s · se tt�7r�% q i reste per­ direct. a b e are not m_ l nd therefore. licit, steriliza- sont pas msepara l,es d �:;: in its accomp ish­ mise selon le principe general des ables qui ne self, nor in nt ac­ tion, when one arre� ovulation to inherents a s e ere and u e Joi elle-meme, ni. ' t f ro m lsewh tions a do bl effet. Mais on provoque e ute la . �\� me1,1 , but come preserv the rus at' the organism e enn�nt_ d to u e lissem nt, ma,s v1 t e l islator did not intend n sterilisation directe, et e accomp \ which h eg done illi­ from the cons quence, f a pregnancy. e n a pas u te leurs et que l legislateur w h en he promulgated ci , Iorsqu'on arrete l'ovulation, . e impose on men, afin which it cannot taler;: . er a ux homm s, e e I,mtention' d'impos . e d pres�rv r l'ut�rus et l'organis� 1e (From th law. lorsqu'il a promulgue la l QI. des consequences d une grossesse, q u .ds 736-737). ne sont pas capables de supporter. pages (From pages 734-735).

La mise a a profit de l sterilite tem­ The taking advant,!.�e of natural poraire e natur lle, clans Ia methode temporary sterility, ii, the Ogino· Ogino e e - Knaus, n viol pas I'ordre Knaus method, does n•Jt violate the nature!, e comm la pratique decrite natural order, as does t:;e practice de­ plus haut t e [!'utilisa ion d s preserva­ scribed above [ the use f contracep­ tifs], ue es e t puisq l r la ions conjugales tives], since the conjug:d relations cor­ repondent t a la volon e du Createur. respond to the will of the Creator. Quand e t e t cett me hode s utilisee pour When this method is utilized for pro· des motifs eu seri x proportionnes ( et portionately serious motives (and e t ! s indica ions de l'eugenique peuvent eugenic indications can have a grave avoir u e e n car ctere grav ), elle se character), it is morally justified. Al­ justifie e e moral m nt. Deja Nous en ready We spoke of this in Our Allo­ avons e parle clans Notr Allocution du cution of October 29. l 051, not to put 29 b e 951, octo r I non pour exposer le forward the biological or medic al point e b e de vu iologiqu ou medical, viewpoint, but to put an end to t?e u mais po. r m ettre fin aux inquietudes anxieties of conscience of many Chris­ de e e be u consci nce d auco p de chre­ tians, who utilized it in their coniu�al tiens, qui l'utilisaient clans leur vie life. Furthermore in his Encyclical e conjugal . D'ailleurs clans son en­ of December 31, I 930 ( "Casti Con ­ cyclique 31 e e 930, XI 7') du dec mbr I Pie nu bii"), Pius XI had already forrnu- FEBRUARY, 1965 78 LINACRE QUARTERLY