[Persevero]

I was not trying to prove population growth produces wealth.

I was trying to show that high population does not create poverty.

Which is what many on this thread are saying.

Obviously, having a high population does not equal poverty, and I am tired of hearing it. It is a stupid argument, easily disproven.

[Wuli]

You are correct, “high population” does NOT, in and of itself produce poverty.

But the opposite is also true - high population, in and of itself, does not produce wealth - which is the premise the Vatican is suggesting (at least in terms of population growth).