MadelineWalsh

ProfessorGriffin
UWRT1102
20March2015
TheCatholicChurchArticle
Allen,JohnL.TheCatholicChurch.ForeignPolicyNov.Dec.2008:3234.Print.
TheauthorityorbackgroundofJohnL.Allenisaseniorcorrespondentforthe
NationalCatholicReporterandSeniorVaticananalystforCNN.Theintendedaudience
ismostlikelyCatholicswhoareinterestedinwhattheVaticanissayingordoing.They
maybealittlehesitantabouttheirfaithorareverydevotedandwanttoknowallthey
can.ThepieceisverylongbutitdiscussedstereotypesthatnonCatholicsgenerallysay
like,thechurchisfilthyrichthatisveryfarfromtrue.Althoughitmaylookthatway
fromtheoutsidetheCatholicChurchhasahugecongregationandthedemandsformore
schoolsandchurchesisalwaysgrowing.Thisworkhelpedmyinquirybecauseit
discussesthenegativeaspectsofthechurch.Womensissuesaredefinitelyanegative
sideoftheCatholicChurchandthispiecehelpedmeelaborateonit.
InvitedCommentaryonRobertGEdwardsandtheRomanCatholicChurchbyG
Serour
Serour,Gamal.InvitedCommentaryonRobertGEdwardsandtheRomanCatholic
Church.ElsevierJune2011.663664.Print.
GamalSerourworkswithhealthcareandwroteacompellingpiecediscussing
whybirthcontrolisofferedforfreewithinsurance.Theintendedaudienceisyoung

adultsmenandwomendealingwithfamilyplanning.Thispiecediscusseshighandlow
fertilityratesalongwithhowcouplesfamilyplanningischanging.Somecouplesare
unabletohavebabiesontheirownandneedassistancewithfertilitytreatments.The
CatholicChurchhasstirredupdebatesabouttheseprocessesaswell.Thisisapartofmy
inquirybecausetheCatholicChurchhasastanceonfertilitytreatmentsaswellandthatis
inmyopinionawomansissue.
Condoms,HIV,andtheRomanCatholicChurchbyGiuseppeBenagiano
Benagiano,Giuesepe.Condoms,HIV,andtheRomanCatholicChurch.ElsevierJune
2011:701709.Print.
GiusepeBenagianoistheDepartmentofGynecology,ObstetricsandUrology,
SapienzaUniversity,Rome,Italy;DepartmentofGynecologyandObstetrics,Catholic
UniversityofLeuven,Leuven,Belgium.TheintendedaudiencewouldbeCatholic
womenorwomensearchingformoreinformationonbeingsexuallyactive.Menmaybe
anaudiencebutitlesslikelyconsideringheisaGynecologist,butallCatholicswouldbe
anaudience.ThispiecediscusseshowtheCatholicChurchisdealingwithmodernizing.
TheChurchisgettingalotofheatrightnowfromthemediaandBenagianodiscusses
whytheCatholicChurchisnotchangingitsways.InmyinquiryIdiscusswhatthe
churchsviewpointsareonbeingsexuallyactivebeforemarriageandwithoutthepurpose
ofprocreating.ThispiecethatBenagianowrotehelpstoadddetailandexpanduponwhy
thechurchwontchangeitsways.Italsohasareallygoodarticleaboutscienceandthe
churchandtriestoanswerthequestionsthatmostCatholicsareasking.
ALittleKnowledgeoftheCatholicChurchbyPaulSullins.

Sullins,Paul."ALittleKnowledgeoftheCatholicChurch."Society.2003.Print.
PaulSullinsisaCatholicpriest,fellowoftheLifeCycleInstitute,AWashington,
D.C.;andDepartmentofSociology,CatholicUniversityofAmericaProfessor.The
intendedaudienceisCatholicadultsbothmenandwomen.Thispiecehasnothingtodo
withwomensissues.Ichosethispieceasasourcebecauseitgivesgoodbackground
informationontheChurch.Ifeltitwasnecessarytoincludenotonlyissuesonwomen
buttogivesomebackgroundonhowthechurchgottowhereitis.Thispiecehelpedme
inquirywhythechurchissostuckinitswaysandcantseemtomodernize.
ConscientiousCatholicsComeAroundToContraceptionLaw
Measham,Fatima."ConscientiousCatholicsComeAroundToContraceptionLaw."
EurekaStreet22.23(2012):4647.AcademicSearchPremier.Web.18Mar.2015.
FatimaMeashamwrotethisarticlediscussinghowthePhilippineshavebeen
debatingformsoffamilyplanning.TheaudienceisCatholicwomenmainlybutalso
CatholicMen.TheCatholicChurchhasbeenveryagainstanythingbutnaturalfamily
planningandrecentlytheyhavemadeheadwaywithgettingformsofcontraception
allowed.TheUnitedNationsdeclaredthataccesstocontraceptionisauniversalhuman
right.Thisarticlewasimportantformyinquirybecauseitdiscusseswomensrightsto
formsofcontraception,whichiswhatmyentirepaperisinquiringabout.
TheMorningafter:ahistoryofemergencycontraceptionintheUnitedStates
Prescott,HeatherM.TheMorningAfter:AHistoryofEmergencyContraceptioninthe
UnitedStates.NewBrunswick,N.J:RutgersUniversityPress,2011.Internetresource.

HeatherPrescottisanauthor.AlthoughsheisisntCatholicthisinformation
aboutcontraceptionandthemorningafterpillwasnecessaryformetoread.Theintended
audienceismainlywomenandbutmenwithaninterestinwomenshealthprogressions
maybeinterestedaswell.Thisbooktellsthestoryofemergencycontraceptionin
Americafromthe1960stopresentday.Ididnotreadthewholebackbutreadthe
introductionandchapteroneandthree.Chapteronediscussesasecondrevolutionof
birthcontrolandchapterthreediscussesfeministhealthactivismandthefeds.Ineededto
inquirymoreinformationaboutcontraceptionsandwhatnonCatholicsweresaying.It
washelpfultoinquiryinformationabouthowbirthcontrolhaschangedfromthe1960s
untilpresentday.Althoughthisdoesnthaveacatholicperspectiveithasawomans
perspectiveandthatiswhatmypaperisabout.
ThePillandOtherformsofHormonalContraception
Guillebaud,John.ThePillandOtherFormsofHormonalContraception.NewYork:
OxfordUniversityPress,1997.Internetresource.
JohnGuillebaudisanauthor;hisebookwaspublishedbyOxfordUniversity
Press.Theintendedaudienceismainlywomenwhoaretryingtolearnmoreaboutbirth
control.IusedonechapterfromthisebookcalledChoicesinContraceptionsIwanted
toaddinformationinmyinquiryaboutwhatwomensoptionsare.Whetherthechurch
acceptsthemornotIthoughtitwasimportanttowriteaboutalloptions.Thispiece
informedmeofotherformsofcontraceptiveIdidnotknowexisted.Itwasinterestingto
readandalthoughalotofitdidnotgointomypaperIneededtoknowthisinformation
toinquireaboutmytopic.

BehindEveryChoiceIsaStory
Feldt,Gloria,andCarolT.Jennings.BehindEveryChoiceIsaStory.Denton,Tex:
UniversityofNorthTexasPress,2002.Internetresource.
GloriaFeldtistheauthorofBehindEveryChoiceIsaStory.Theintended
audienceisanyyoungadultoradultinterestedinAbortionorhearingstoriesbehind
womenschoices.Thispieceiswomensaccountsofwhytheyfeltabortionwastheright
choiceforthem.Itwasimportanttoincludethisinmypaperbecausetheaccountsof
womenareimportant.Theyarenotjustifyingtheirdecisiontheyaresimplyexplaining
whyitwasrightforthemandthatsapartofwomensright.
GracefulExits:CatholicWomenandtheArtofDeparture
Campbell,Debra.GracefulExits:CatholicWomenandtheArtofDeparture.
Bloomington:IndianaUniversityPress,2003.Internetresource.
DebraCampbellistheauthorofGracefulExits:CatholicWomenandtheArtof
Departure.Theaudienceofthisbookwouldmostlikelybewomen.Campbelldiscusses
whysheneededtoleavetheCatholicfaithinordertoliveherlifefreely.Shetalksabout
theissuesofcontraceptionandfamilyplanning.Thisbookhelpedmeunderstandwhy
somewomenmakethechoicestheydo.Nooneisjustifyingwhytheydidwhattheydid
butsheissimplysayingwhyitwasrightforher.
"EuropeanNetworkForWomen'sRightToAbortionAndContraception."
"EuropeanNetworkForWomen'sRightToAbortionAndContraception."Women's
InternationalNetworkNews20.4(1994):20.AcademicSearchPremier.Web.18Mar.
2015.

Theaudienceforthisarticleiswomenwhoareinterestedinwhatshappening
internationallywithwomensrights.Thisarticleisshortbutitshowshowitisa
worldwideissue.Ibelievethisisimportanttoincludeinmyinquiry.Itshowshowitis
notjustanissuewithintheCatholicChurch.Thisarticlesolelydiscusseswomensrights
andthatisveryimportant.