Pope tells Catholics to multiply

[Fidei Defensor]

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Pope tells Catholics to multiply
Pope Benedict XVI has told Catholics to have more babies "for the good of society," saying that some countries were being sapped of energy because of low birth rates.

"Having children is a gift that brings life and well-being to society," he told about 15,000 people at his weekly audience in the Vatican, to which he arrived by helicopter from his summer residence south-east of Rome.

He said the decline in the number of births "deprives some nations of freshness and energy and of hopes for the future incarnate in children."

The Pope also spoke of "the security, the stability and the force of a numerous family."

Although the Vatican bans all forms of artificial contraception, this is widely ignored even in predominantly Catholic countries such as Italy and Spain, which have some of the lowest birth rates in the world.

The pontiff regretted that God is "unhappily often excluded or ignored" in many societies.

"A sound society certainly is born out of the commitment of all of its members, but it also has a need of the blessing and support of God," he said.

[Philippe]

i love that man

[Lil Red]

well, i'm trying.

[Christie_M]

[Lil Red]

: trying's the fun part, right?

[Christie_M]

umm...I'm only 14..so I wouldn't know that..lol

[Christie_M]

Edited August 31, 2005 by Christie_M

[curtins]

hate the game not the playa :

[Christie_M]

I think that sounds alittle better..not sure. lol

[lifeteenchick527]

rofl u guys...


as for the pope... dude isnt he amazing : i him!!

God Bless
LTC

[jgirl]

I love how Drudge put that article on his site. I hope lots of people saw it!

I really do love Pope Benedict!!!!!

[homeschoolmom]

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some countries were being sapped of energy because of low birth rates.
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The more children I have, the more my energy is sapped....

[Norseman82]

Well, the first step is to get people off their butts and married instead of this "single life"/"you don't need a family to be happy" nonsense......

[cmotherofpirl]

Some people who have taken the Holy Father's advice:
[url="http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/index.php?showtopic=38850"]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/index.php?showtopic=38850[/url]


: :

[thessalonian]

What is he saying? Why the world will overpopulate by the 1990's and we will have no food to feed all of them and all the land and resources will be used up. Oh, wait that already came and went didn't it. THE SKY IS FALLING, THE SKY IS FALLING.

Viva la papa!

[dspen2005]

I am ecstatic at the Holy Father's words.... children are a gift from God... people in the latter part of the last century and so far in this one, look at family life in too utilitarian a fashion.... what would be the most benefit for others (the others, supposedly being the "children".... or to put it even more plainly, it is viewed upon in an egoistic manner -- what is best for ME!!!.

the authentic Catholic family, fully living out Catholic family life can expect to have anywhere form 5-10 children, so says Fr. Thomas Nelson, O. Praem. And he is right. Catholic couples in marriage are to be open to the God's gift of life....

[stargirl3:16]

I want five kids.

[MC Just]

wow! i want kids.

[Norseman82]

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Perfect example of what I'm speaking about.

Why did the widows who spoke Greek need their share of the daily distribution even though they had Christ? (see Acts 6)

Just because one has Christ doesn't mean one doesn't have temporal needs, too.

[Tony]

sonmetimes I think id be miserable Married.. and I am 27