I stumbled-upon your article "What if the Church is in error?" in the Philippine Daily Inquirer (PDI, 17 September 2012). I like your style of condescending with the anti-RH position.
However, I was intrigued by one of your last statements:
"Will the Church’s current view of artificial contraception as intrinsically evil be revealed, under the aspect of eternity, to be an unfortunate error?"
With all due respect, I wish to convey to you my own humble opinion.
Given the declaration of Pope Paul VI in Humanae Vitae (HV), which is an exercise of infallibility, pronouncing the final stand of the Roman Catholic Church on the issue of regulating births, after studying the pros and cons gathered in the special Papal Commission, stating that contraception (as defined in HV) as intrinsically evil, the Church's current view on contraception has a very slim chance of being an "unfortunate error".
Certainly, in the final judgement at the end of time, all of us will know the definite answer to the issue of contraception. For the meantime, it will do the Catholic faithful a lot of good to follow intelligently the guidance of their duly constituted shepherds.
In that Wikipedia article, I learned that the position labeling contraception as something "evil" and ought not be practiced by Catholics was a stand by the minority of the Papal Commission. Pope Paul VI chose to adopt the minority position, of which, it is notable that, Archbishop Karol Wojtyla (later to become Pope John Paul II) was one of the proponents. Pope Paul VI's decision was, indeed, controversial. I think, it was also a blessing in disguise.
Thank you, Mr. Nery, for writing such a well-thought-out piece on the controversy. It is, indeed, thought-provoking!
FOR FURTHER READING
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