As professor of theology and lecturer in general philosophy at UCC he had publicly opposed Humanae Vitae, the papal encyclical issued in 1968 which sustained the Catholic Church’s ban on artificial contraception. Fr Good is that rare person, a still hopeful survivor of 1968, that year when hope was crushed by history. On that date Pope Paul VI, the Hamlet of popes, lost his nerve and published Humanae Vitae (of Human Life). In the main, Humanae Vitae was ignored by most Catholic women, particularly in the western world. It is an anniversary he is more likely to celebrate than 50 years of Humanae Vitae.

Source: The Irish Times January 22, 2018 02:03 UTC