Bert, this may come as a big surprise to you, but I figure I've attended 5,000+ Masses in my lifetime (so far), and I have never once heard a priest mention any obligation to procreate.
Not even in our pre-marriage classes did a priest, or any other Catholic educator, even breathe the mere suggestion that my husband-to-be and I should think about procreating.
Some (non-Catholic) folks assume that we Catholic are hearing stern sermons against contraception and abortion, and explicit references to self-sacrificial moral duties, week after week at church. This is not the case. I wish it were, but it's not.
The fact is, most of us have to endure Sucralose sermons along the lines of "It's good to be good and it's nice to be nice."
The adult-level Catholic education we get--- including encouragement to be generous in the bearing and raising of children --- we've sought out and gotten on our own.
You are not in Mexico......
They really say it that way?
My priest says "It's good to be nice and it's nice to be good." There's more variety there.
"The fact is, most of us have to endure Sucralose sermons along the lines of "It's good to be good and it's nice to be nice."
Sorry to hear about it. We've getting some good, fiery homilies lately; Father has been on a roll. Been all I can do to stay seated and refrain from cheering.