YOUCAT Lesson 419
YOUCAT the catechism for Catholic youth
How many children should a Christian married couple have?
A Christian married couple has as many children as God gives them and as they can take responsibility for. [2373]
Sisters-in-Law sharing the other’s child: Lisa with Stephen and Hope with Leila about 2008. ….. 419
All children whom God sends are a grace and a great blessing. That does not mean that a Christian couple is not supposed to consider how many children they can raise responsibly, given the health of each spouse and their economic or social situation. When a child comes “nevertheless”, the child should be welcomed with joy and willingness and accepted with great love. By trusting in God, many Christian couples find the courage to have a large family.
Responsible Parenthood: The Church affirms and defends a married couple’s right, within the context of natural family planning, to determine by themselves the number of their children and the distance between births.
[2373]
The gift of a child
2373 Sacred Scripture and the Church's traditional practice see in large families a sign of God's blessing and the parents' generosity. (Compare Gaudium et Spes 50 § 2.)163
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