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Choosing Pets Over Children Is Selfish, Says Pope Francis

  • It is not the first time Pope Francis has taken aim at people who choose pets over children

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Pope Francis has opined that people who choose to have pets over children are acting selfishly.

The Pope’s comments came as he was discussing parenthood during a general audience at the Vatican in Rome.

“Today … we see a form of selfishness,” he told the audience. “We see that some people do not want to have a child.

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“Sometimes they have one, and that’s it, but they have dogs and cats that take the place of children.

“This may make people laugh, but it is a reality.”

The practice “is a denial of fatherhood and motherhood and diminishes us, takes away our humanity”, he added.

Pope Francis said that people who are unable to have children for biological reasons should consider adoption, urging people “not to be afraid” in embarking on parenthood.

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