Pope Francis Says People Who Choose Pets Over Having Kids Are Selfish
The pope, 85, made the comments while speaking to a general audience about adoption and orphans in relation to St. Joseph, Jesus’ father. When pets “take the place of children,” he said, it “takes away our humanity.” He continued, “We see that people do not want to have children, or just one and no more. And many, many couples do not have children because they do not want to, or they have just one—but they have two dogs, two cats…Yes, dogs and cats take the place of children....