YOUCAT Lesson 422
YOUCAT the catechism
for Catholic youth
422 What can a childless
couple do?
Married couples who suffer from infertility can accept any
medical assistance that does not contradict the dignity of the human person,
the rights of the child to be conceived, and the holiness of the sacrament of
Matrimony. [2375-2379]
Pope Francis waves to young people at
a home for former street children in Manila Philippines. …..422
There is no absolute right to have a child. Every child is a gift from God. Married couples to whom this gift has been
denied, even though they have exhausted all permissible medical means of
assistance, can take in foster children or adopt children or become socially
involved in some other way, for instance, by caring for abandoned children.
[2375-2379]
The gift of a child
2375 Research
aimed at reducing human sterility is to be encouraged, on condition that it is
placed "at the service of the human person, of his inalienable rights, and
his true and integral good according to the design and will of God." (Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Donum vitae intro.,2.)166 –Catechism
of the Catholic Church, Second Edition
2379 The Gospel shows that physical sterility
is not an absolute evil. Spouses who still suffer from infertility after
exhausting legitimate medical procedures should unite themselves with the
Lord's Cross, the source of all spiritual fecundity. They can give expression
to their generosity by adopting abandoned children or performing demanding
services for others. --CCC
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