Original sentence: Couples seeking marriage in the Catholic Church are required to undergo counseling by a Catholic priest.In 1968 Pope Paul VI released a document called Humanae Vitae, which again forbade chemical and barrier methods but suggested natural methods such as the rhythm method or natural family planning might be considered in cases of necessity.In the past priests led couples seeking to delay children to rhythm, today they are instructed to point new couples toward the more effective natural family planning.It was written in response to the Episcopalian approval of artificial means of contraception when used in cases of grave necessity.Since, therefore, openly departing from the uninterrupted Christian tradition some recently have judged it possible solemnly to declare another doctrine regarding this question, the Catholic Church, ... in order that she may preserve the chastity of the nuptial union from being defiled by this foul stain, ... proclaims anew: any use whatsoever of matrimony exercised in such a way that the act is deliberately frustrated in its natural power to generate life is an offense against the law of God and of nature, and those who indulge in such are branded with the guilt of a grave sin.Some priests and theologians accept only abstinence as moral and there are also those who assert abstinence within a marriage can be immoral.The official position of the Catholic Church regarding birth control is expressed very clearly in Pope Pius XI's encyclical entitled Casti Connubii.The public response to this suggestion was immediate and overwhelming.There is dissent however
Edited sentence: It forbids chemical and barrier methods and recommends natural methods such as the rhythm method or natural family planning.The official position of the Catholic Church regarding birth control is expressed in a document called Humanae Vitae, which was issued by Pope Paul VI in 1968