Category: Human Interest

. The Vatican defined the correct Catholic approach to a successful sexual encounter (in the eyes of god) to involve marriage, erection, ejaculation and conception. At no point in this natural  (and ‘divine’) process was the ‘secular’ science of humanity to interfere in any way. This meant that those using the rhythm method had to ‘guess’ when to attempt sexual intercourse at a time when the woman is not ovulating. Outside of medical science, this is very difficult feat to achieve without expert assistance, but as sperm can survive in the birth canal for sometime, ovulation can still occur some days later, etc.