How do I know the Catholic Church is right? Two words: Humanae Vitae

One need not look to far back into Church history in order to prove her right. In Pope Paul VI’s seminal encyclical he pronounced Church teaching on contraception and the true value of not only sexuality but, human life. Guided by the Holy Spirit, the Supreme Pontiff came to some conclusions in 1968 that have, with 100% accuracy, come to pass. I’m not calling Pope Paul VI a prophet but simply taking notice of the infallible nature of the Pontiff’s office. In his encyclical he wrote:

“…this course of action could open wide the way for marital infidelity and a general lowering of moral standards…Another effect that gives cause for alarm is that a man who grows accustomed to the use of contraceptive methods may forget the reverence due to a woman, and, disregarding her physical and emotional equilibrium, reduce her to being a mere instrument for the satisfaction of his own desires…” Adding, “… careful consideration should be given to the danger of this power passing into the hands of those public authorities who care little for the precepts of the moral law.”

Among MANY other points, these 4 grossly standout, that being:
1) An overall lowering of moral standars
2) Rise in infidelity (thus a rise in illegitimacy)
3) Reduction of women to objects of men’s pleasures
4) Governmental influence in reproductive matters.

As you can easily and plainly see Paul VI was right and, as statistics demonstrate, he was painfully accurate (thanks to the Holy Spirit!). Just take a look at some sobering stats:

In 1960’s, about 5% of all children were born to unwed mothers, as of 2010, the number is closer to 40%.

In the 1960’s, over 3/4ths of all houselholds with married couples, as of 2000, 50% of all households belong to married couples.

U.S. illegitimacy rate is 51 percent for births to women aged 20 to 30.

The pornography industry has larger revenues than Microsoft, Google, Amazon, eBay, Yahoo, Apple and Netflix combined.

So, the next time someone aks you, “how do you know Cathoicism is true, you mention Humanae Vitae!