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Pope Francis - 'Yer dog, cat, or other pet is NOT your child' |
2022-01-20 |
[Washington Examiner] Pope Francis gave a hard but necessary reminder to young adults earlier this month: Your dog, your cat, or any other type of pet you might have is not your child. In a weekly address about the virtues of parenthood, the pope encouraged people to "take the risk of welcoming children," biological or adopted, and mourned the declining birth rates found in many parts of the world. The dwindling family, he said, is a choice and a "form of selfishness." "We see that some people do not want to have a child," he said. "Many couples do not have children because they do not want to or they only have one and not more. But they have domestic animals — two dogs, two cats." Deliberately choosing not to have children "can take some of our humanity away from us," Francis said. To be sure, pets are beloved members of our families. But Pope Francis is right that the joys of having a pet are not even remotely comparable to those of raising children. The former is a perk; the latter, as the pope believes and the Bible teaches, is a commandment. One of the very first things God tells Adam and Eve in Genesis is to "be fruitful and multiply." But even among those who don’t consider themselves religious, the long-lasting benefits of having a family are obvious. Parents are usually happier than nonparents, especially in their old age, according to research. Some studies even indicate that having children makes a person more successful. Both of these findings make sense: Children give parents something to live for and invest in, and they provide meaning and fulfillment in a way nothing else can. |
Posted by:Besoeker |
#11 Hate to say it, but the Pope is absolutely correct here. |
Posted by: Secret Master 2022-01-20 21:29 |
#10 This pope is full throttle on the environmentalist "religion" that keeps the working classes in the west from being able to make livings but now he's going to judge us for not having enough kids in the meantime? |
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2022-01-20 20:40 |
#9 Pope is right, but this is where we are having cultivated at least 2 generations of snowflakes. |
Posted by: Rex Mundi 2022-01-20 17:12 |
#8 I find the term Furr-Baby abhorrent. |
Posted by: swksvolFF 2022-01-20 16:15 |
#7 Yeah, what the Poe said. Keep your phuqueing dog out of home depot; let him sj!t on your own floors and not on the lumber. Gawd i hate trying to handle a buggy full of 16 footers around some fleabag with her dog on those 30 foot leashes at full pull. I just run em over. |
Posted by: USN, Ret. 2022-01-20 15:47 |
#6 |
Posted by: M. Murcek 2022-01-20 14:16 |
#5 When i was 6 i was told that the pope was infallible. i thought 'how can that be. Sheees! |
Posted by: irish rage boy 2022-01-20 14:06 |
#4 Keep pumping out that tax base and support for our old asses! |
Posted by: DarthVader 2022-01-20 11:35 |
#3 That small dog you keep lugging around isn't your child either. It's your 'adult' substitute for the dolly or teddy bear you had as a child. |
Posted by: Procopius2k 2022-01-20 11:22 |
#2 Just 'cause you wear a special hat doesnt make you a God fearing Christian either. |
Posted by: BrerRabbit 2022-01-20 10:22 |
#1 and how many kids does Red Francis have? ......thought so |
Posted by: Warthog 2022-01-20 10:14 |