[TomB]

Because it's embarrassing to admit that Roman Catholic Italy has one of the lowest birthrates in Europe?

He was speaking to Canadian Bishops. Why would he talk about another country?

Anyway, he has spoken many times on the low birthrates in Europe.

[From many - one.]

I would respectfully suggest that chastising Canadians when he is not persuasive in his own backyard is counterproductuve.