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As a catholic, it has confused and astounded me that the church has opted to use the term Natural "Family Planning". Planned Parenthood co-opted the term "family planning" to mean contraception and abortion. WHY would the church choose to use the anti-life terminology? I believe it is deceptive to use this terminology as it sets up in the mind of the couples that they actually can "Plan" their family.
Couples need to be told the truth, that God is in control. Sure, you can "decide" or "plan" to have 4 or 5 kids, but what if that isn't God's plan for you?? What if you only get one child or none? Then what? How do you reconcile this? See, this sets up a mentality that WE are somehow in control of all of it, because we are "planning" our families. You can't plan it because you don't control life, God does. There is nothing wrong with knowing the signs of fertility, but setting up in the minds of young couples the idea they can control the size of their families is misleading and it also in a subtle way condones birth control.

No birth control is used. It’s being aware of a woman’s fertility cycle.

And like you said, God steps in sometimes and couples have a surprise, which they readily accept.

No problem.