The Papal commission searched for the truth. This presentation of the historical context and development of Humanes Vitae is informative and based on fact. It reflects the majority opinion of the commission's theologians after they listened to the experience of the people of God and sought the truth. -Patty Crowley, member of the Humanae Vitae Commision.

In the spring of 1964, ROBERT BLAIR KAISER, then acting bureau chief of Time magazine. broke the story about he beginnings of debate in the church over birth control. Soon, the pope announced he had appointed a commission ol theologians, physicians and demographers to advise him on the birth control question.