Conclusion:
Every form of NFP instruction should include Ecological Breastfeeding simply because it is part of God’s plan for mothers and babies. It is not only cost-free, but it saves all sorts of money in direct baby care, and it most likely saves money in health care. Unfortunately, the NFP movement in North America largely ignores it except for our organization, NFP International (www.NFPandmore.org).
Another organization that promotes breastfeeding and especially ecological breastfeeding is the Catholic Nursing Mothers League (www.catholicbreastfeeding.org). It seeks to develop chapters in parishes, and pastors would do well to cultivate their services. For purposes of marriage instruction, the point is this. Every woman and every man has a right to know about Ecological Breastfeeding and natural baby spacing. God’s Church should be in the forefront of spreading this good news about the way God has made us.
The right kind of natural family planning instruction can help the New Evangelization effort of the Church and provide excellent support for the magisterial teaching of the Church regarding love, marriage and sexuality. The “right kind” of NFP course teaches the seven subjects of these blogs. To recall once again the gist of Romans 10:14ff, the Church cannot expect its people to believe and to act as they should unless the Church clearly teaches in such a way that its people hear and understand the message
John F. Kippley
(Adapted from talk given at the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars 2015 Convention, October 24)