During the General Audience this Wednesday, a lay man and a woman, Vatican workers, read the greetings in different languages for the first time, a task that until now was reserved for the priests of the Secretariat of State.
In an impromptu speech, Pope Francis has regretted that couples do not want to have children but do want “two cats and two dogs.” “The other day I spoke of the demographic winter that there is today. Many couples do not have children because they do not want, or they only have one, but they do have two dogs and two cats. Yes …, dogs and cats occupy the place of the children – he pointed out, starting some laughter among the participants in the general audience – It makes people laugh, but it really happens “.
According to Francisco, this denial of motherhood and fatherhood diminishes, “takes away humanity.” “Y our civilization becomes old and without humanity , because the richness of fatherhood and motherhood is lost. Who will pay my retirement taxes when there are no children? “, He questioned, assuring that this questioning was a comment made by someone” who was telling the truth. ”
Francis has reflected on fatherhood and motherhood by meditating on the figure of Saint Joseph as the father of Jesus. “It is not enough to bring a child into the world to say that one is a father or a mother”, the Pope has assured. The Pope, when speaking about adoption, has assured that Saint Joseph shows “that this type of bond is not secondary, it is not an expedient.”
“This type of choice is among the highest forms of love and parenthood. How many children in the world are waiting for someone to take care of them! And how many spouses want to be fathers and mothers and fail for biological reasons; or, even having children, they want to share family affection with those who do not have it. One should not be afraid of choosing the path of adoption, of assuming the “risk” of acceptance, “the Pontiff said.
In this sense, he has asked that the institutions be “always ready” to help in this regard, “watching seriously but also simplifying the necessary procedure so that the dream of so many little ones who need a family, and of so many spouses who need a family, can be fulfilled. they want to donate themselves in love. ”
“I pray that no one feels deprived of a bond of parental love”he exclaimed. In this way, he has asked that Saint Joseph be able to exercise his protection and help “over orphans” and “intercede for couples who wish to have a child.”
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