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them, only by respecting the good <strong>of</strong> marriage, the nuptial meaning<br />
<strong>of</strong> the body, their own personal integrity, and the great gift <strong>of</strong><br />
human life which God himself wills to come into being through the<br />
love-giving union <strong>of</strong> husband and wife in the marital act. They<br />
realize, too, that they cannot be faithful to Christ, who said to his<br />
disciples, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder<br />
them” (Matthew 19:14) if they deliberately set out to impede the<br />
beginning <strong>of</strong> these children’s lives by contracepting. They know,<br />
too, that one dishonors the goods at stake in sexual choices not only<br />
by outwardly observable acts, but also by inwardly hankering for<br />
them in their desires and aspirations. Their prayer is that God may<br />
create in them a pure and loving heart.<br />
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