Bishop Etienne and the HHS Mandate

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Bishop D. Etienne - bishop of Wyoming - released a letter to his diocese regarding the HHS Mandate. Here is a wonderfully concise explanation of the Church's stand on human fertility and marriage:".....We as church, and all believers, share a deep concern for women’s health. However, we take serious issue with any effort to portray pregnancy as a disease. Regardless of the present contraceptive practices of women and couples, the Church will always teach the integrity of the whole moral law of marriage and of human sexuality, for to do so is to support the true growth of human civilization. (See Humanae Vitae 18) God in His Providence has provided for the natural means of conceiving children, and the natural and nurturing place for their development is in the mother’s womb. This “sacred sanctuary” is and should be the first priority of healthcare, if healthcare is truly about nurturing and sustaining human life."http://bishopsblog.dioceseofcheyenne.org/?p=1903 & Penny onNFP InternationalKansas City, MO