Pope Francis on Wednesday branded couples who adopt pets instead of children as 'selfish' as part of a call to resolve the 'demographic winter' that the West faces.
instead of children as "selfish" as part of a call to resolve the "demographic winter" that the West faces.
The pandemic, in particular, saw a sharp decline, with the U.S. alone recording a 7% drop in the national birthrate in 2020,"Today… we see a form of selfishness," the pope said. "We see that some people do not want to have a child. Sometimes they have one, and that’s it, but they have dogs and cats that take the place of children.
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