Summary: Released by Pope Paul VI in 1968, Humanae Vitae, or “Of Human Life,” established church teaching on family planning and artificial contraceptives. In this episode, NCR columnist Jamie Manson and Todd Salzman discuss the encyclical and its effect on generations of Catholics. Todd is the Amelia and Emil Graff Professor of Catholic Theology at Creighton University and co-author with Michael Lawler of The Sexual Person.
