God has wisely ordered laws of nature and the incidence of fertility in such a way that successive births are already naturally spaced through the inherent operation of these laws.
As explained in Observing the Law, paragraph 11, the Pope discusses that intercourse between a husband and wife, regardless of whether or not conception occurs, is noble and important for a marriage. They justify this by saying that obvioulsy not every act of sex results in a pregnancy because, and here's the kicker, God has already planned which acts of intercourse will end in conception as a part of His master plan. If this is true, why would he make babies come from rape and incest incidents? Why would he give infertility troubles to women who are in sturdy relationships and praying to be mothers? Why would human kind have invented abortions? If there really is some set plan, abortion is a good way of showing that it must not hold much weight compared to the power of human science discovery. If someone is "destined" to conceive at a certain point, say out of wedlock, she can easily erase it and go on with her plan of how life should be. I believe this to be proof of the fact that, even if there is some greater power, the amount that our culture and innovation has grown exceeds whatever is "in store for us." The whole idea that God has a plan already devised for our lives completely goes against all I've learned in cultural studies. Cultural studies claims that what we believe, enjoy, hate, and love is based on what is around us and labels we have constructed. The things I enjoy are part of my life because of where I live, who raised me, and where I go to school. If we move, we may become different "types" of people because we will have new friends and new environments. I God has some plan for who we are and what we will be, then none of these surroundings would be afffecting us and I just can't see how that is possible.
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