 Artificial birth control predates Christianity ; the Catholic Church has condemned these methods throughout its history . In response to the Church of England accepting the practice of artificial contraception in 1930 , the Catholic Church issued the papal encyclical Casti connubii on 31 December 1930 . The 1968 papal encyclical Humanae vitae is a reaffirmation of the Catholic Church 's traditional view of marriage and marital relations , and a continued condemnation of artificial birth control . 
 Artificial birth control <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>predates</mark></a> Christianity ; the Catholic Church <a href='been_done' title='2'><mark>has</mark></a> condemned these methods throughout its history . In response to the Church of England accepting the practice of artificial contraception in 1930 , the Catholic Church issued the papal encyclical Casti connubii on 31 December 1930 . The 1968 papal encyclical Humanae vitae <a href='drop_aux' title='3'><mark>is</mark></a>a reaffirmation of the Catholic Church <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'s</mark></a>traditional view of marriage and marital relations , and a continued condemnation of artificial birth control . 
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