Q438 – A woman who has had four C-sections has been advised that another pregnancy could be life-threatening. Can she licitly use natural family planning to avoid pregnancy in this situation?

Interview Organization: Confraternity of Our Lady of Fatima

Interviewer Name: Christopher P. Wendt

Date: March 13, 2026

Bishop Schneider says that when a woman’s health or life is at risk, precautions may be considered, but there are no guarantees. Couples should pray for guidance to follow God’s will. He affirms that natural family planning is permitted by the Church during infertile periods of marriage.

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Well, when it is proven to be a danger to her health, for her life, it could be. But even with natural planning, sometimes it is not so. There are cases where there was still a conception. In this life, we have no 100% guarantees. I think in this case, she must pray with her husband to the Lord to illuminate them, to serve His commandment, not to offend Him, and to do His Holy Will.

Well, natural planning is allowed by the Church to be used in marriage during these infertile periods. It is allowed.

Question/ Title

Q439 – What concrete advice would you give to traditional Catholics today on how to live as a domestic church?

Q438 – A woman who has had four C-sections has been advised that another pregnancy could be life-threatening. Can she licitly use natural family planning to avoid pregnancy in this situation?

Q437 – Is it advisable for the Roman rite in time to have infinite communion?

Q436 – Jesus tells us that unless we eat His Flesh and drink His Blood, we have no life in us. Why doesn’t the Catholic Church emphasize infant First Communion as it does infant baptism?

Q435 – In the U.S., bishops have dispensed some Holy Days of Obligation. Do they have the authority to do this, and how does that fit with the Church’s universal requirements?

Q434 – One of our daughters married another woman. They now have a baby boy born from the “wife” by artificial insemination. He is a beautiful healthy baby boy. Can he be baptized into the Faith? What should be done concerning his future?

Q433 – Are Enoch and Elijah in heaven with their bodies like Jesus and Mary?

Q432 – In Mary’s Seven Sorrows, did she know Jesus would rise from the dead when He was laid in the tomb?

Q431 – How can Catholic clergy who publicly promote heretical views still be considered part of the Church? Do they retain authority and jurisdiction, and are the sacraments they administer still valid?

Q430 – Should a pastor be removed from a parish when he has been accused of sexual misconduct with an adult female parishioner?