The Impact of The Catholic Church on Contraception

A study on the Impact of the Catholic Church on contraception that was a case study of the Catholic University of Eastern Africa was carried out and data collected as from 3rd January, 2012 to 6th January, 2012. This research was carried out with the main objective that sought to explore the influence of Catholic Church on Contraception in Kenya. 24 Christians and 30 priests respondents that represented 8 provinces of Kenya and 8 faculties of the said University were reached. 100% of the priests accepted that married couples can family plan, 50.5% of the Christian felt that the secular world had overtaken the church on matters of family planning, 80% of priests said that contraception can't contribute towards positive development among others. It is recommended that Church leaders should create enough time and friendly environment of addressing the challenges of managing the ever increasing population, Science and human rights be incorporated in Religion for the purpose of reaching a big number of family planning services' recipients.

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Peter Mokaya holds an MSc in Social Work and BSc in Social Work and Health Care from St. Elizabeth University of Slovak Republic. He has over 7 years working experience in Social Work and Community Health fields. He is currently working in U-Tena Youth Organization as a Program Officer and a lecturer of Social Work at Maasai Mara University Kenya.