Why has the Catholic Church condemned contraceptives as against the natural law? What is the history of Catholic thinking on marriage, sex and contraceptives? Has the Pope spoken infallibly on the subject of birth control? What do Catholic married couples really look for in the theology of sex and marriage? Does family limitation create psychological problems? What does Catholic philosophy say about birth control and welfare? Contraceptives and foreign aid? Does the population "explosion" affect Catholic thinking? What is the personal experience of Catholic women concerning family limitation? These questions--and others that are vital to every American, Catholic and non-Catholic alike--are answered in this forthright, startlingly frank book.