Update from the Hutch: Pope Francis Praises Large Families

Last updated on: January 21, 2015 at 1:47 pm by Rachael Popcak and Dr. Gregory Popcak

Update from the Hutch: Pope Francis Praises Large Families 2015-01-21T13:47:38-06:00 Rachael Popcak and Dr. Gregory Popcak

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For all the cyber sturm und drang yesterday surrounding Pope Francis comment that Catholics don’t have to reproduce like rabbits to be faithful to the Church, many people forget that only a couple of short weeks before,

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(yes, I know, a millennium in the news cycle), at the meeting of the National Association of Large Families, Pope Francis said some very supportive things about parents who are heroically generous in the service of life.

The presence of large families is a hope for society….Dear parents, I am grateful to you for the example of love towards life, that you preserve from conception to natural end, despite all the difficulties and burdens of life, and that unfortunately, the public institutions do not always help you….Therefore, I hope, also thinking of the low birth rate that has long been in Italy, for a greater focus on policy and administrators on a public level, in order to give due support to these families. Each family is a cell of society, but large families are a more rich cell, more vibrant, and the State has an interest in investing in it. READ THE WHOLE SPEECH HERE.

But…wait! Pope Francis couldn’t possibly be holding two equally important yet somewhat distinct thoughts in his head at the same exact time, could he?!? That would be MADNESSS, I tell you! MADNESS!

Ah, but the Catholic way, young padawan. The Catholic way that is.

For more information about discerning God’s plan for your family size, check out, Holy Sex! The Catholic Guide to Toe-Curling, Mind-Blowing,Infallible Loving.

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