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