Posted on 03/18/2015 4:38:28 PM PDT by NYer
Ping!!
A society without children is dead.
Isn’t this the same Pope Francis who ‘chastised’ Catholics for wanting to ‘breed like rabbits’? So which is it?
Then a week later, he said not having kids was selfish or something.
“You no play-a da game, you no make-a da rules.” /punchline to old joke
This from the guy who won’t allow priests the option to be married.
Take the beam out of thine own eye.
Bingo! Rock star pope strikes again.
The way this Pope gives speeches reminds me of Obama. Most of what he said was basically meaningless sentimental/emotional nothings. And whenever he said something substantial, you don’t like it, because it was his Marxism peeking out.
We have friends living in “retirement communities “. The very idea seems horrible to us. The very young and the very old can share much with each other. As we become more and more isolated today, we lose so much. My wife was born in Thailand and I’ve lived there and in Hispanic communities here where the involvement of grandparents in the raising of children is ingrained and honorable. I’m injoying being grandpa and my wife is totally committed and delighted to be “Yai”.
Kids are great, but can you please not take them to late night R-rated movies, or on airplanes, or to Vegas?
Maybe some people (like politicians) are, but some of us are grown-ups....
My "It Takes A Village" Pinko Sense is tingling....
Beautiful words from our Holy Father. Children are truly a blessing and a gift from God. Only three replies in to your post and I am amazed at the ignorance and stupidity of some of the other poster comments.
Well said; I couldn’t imagine not having my children’s grandparents in their lives.
Amen to that.
A couple of years before my grandmother died, she told me how much she liked that my kids weren’t afraid of “old people”. I love that my kids knew my maternal grandparents and can still talk about time spent with them. My grandpa always lit up when around toddlers. It was a blessing for all of us.
Well, since you asked: Pope Francis was defending Humanae Vitae and at the same time urging responsible parenthood, refuting critics that said the Catholic Church just wants people to breed like rabbits.
Context, context.
“Won’t allow” priests to be married? Give me a break. These priests freely and willingly took a vow of celibacy. You think they should not be allowed to do so? Nobody forces a man to make this decision. Any of them could have decided differently and gotten married if that was their choice!
Children of God, you know.
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