40th anniversary of the encyclical "Humanae Vitae"

Abstract

Human life comes from God. He is the Source of life and only He can give life and take it. Man is the servant of life. It has to be protected, cherished, respected. The discoveries of genetics, transplantation, surgery, neonatology allow delight over the mystery of life. But on the other hand, there is next to a culture of life culture of death. This is shown in dangerous experiments: in vitro fertilization, supernumerary fertilized killing of human cells, cloning, euthanasia, to request an abortion, killing a man for commercial purposes. All life comes from God. Man has to be protected at all levels. In particular, life should be protected in marriage and family. These are the most wonderful place to respect for life. It is surrounded by respectful of older people by providing them with proper care. Pope Benedict points to the need to rely on the truth in the protection of life and to educate the young generation, to liberate the young from the lies and myths that have grown up around the field of human sexuality and human procreation. The call that came into the world of Paul VI, remains valid. Pope Paul VI gave the Church a wonderful document. It is a pastoral program, showing the vocation to marriage in terms of theological and moral.