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Modern idolatry takes many forms, Pope Francis said Wednesday, including not having children in order to advance one’s career. “Idols demand a cult and rituals,” the pope said at his weekly General Audience in Saint Peter’s Square. “People bow down before them and sacrifice everything. In antiquity, human sacrifices were made to idols, but even today people sacrifice their children for their career, neglecting them or simply not generating them.” Children are not the only sacrifice laid on the altar of idols, the pope continued, and one’s career is not the only idol on offer. “Beauty demands human sacrifices. Fame...