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Pope Francis tells couples not to substitute dogs and cats for children ('culture of comfort')
RNS ^ | June 2, 2014 | Josephine McKenna

Posted on 06/02/2014 1:30:43 PM PDT by NYer

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To: trisham

ok


61 posted on 06/02/2014 3:59:47 PM PDT by CTrent1564
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To: piusv
Not all women who marry late in life and can’t have children are feminists.

Never said they were! In my neighborhood, these childless women chose careers over marriage and now find themselves without the loving support of a husband or children. Alone, they have filled the void with the companionship of a dog. It's a sad testimony to the legacy of the feminist movement: "you can have it all".

62 posted on 06/02/2014 4:19:14 PM PDT by NYer ("You are a puff of smoke that appears briefly and then disappears." James 4:14)
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To: NYer

This guy is really getting on my nerves.

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63 posted on 06/02/2014 4:21:36 PM PDT by Mears
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To: Robwin

My dog just raised her head from the back of the couch and gave you an eye roll. :-)


64 posted on 06/02/2014 4:32:46 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: NYer
We are as selfish as we were taught to be.
Are we passing on that culture of selfishness, comfort and MeMeMeMeMeMeMeMeMeMeMeMeMeMe?
65 posted on 06/02/2014 4:38:40 PM PDT by cloudmountain
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To: fwdude
They must not be Cat-holic.

Groan.

66 posted on 06/02/2014 4:39:32 PM PDT by cloudmountain
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To: NYer
We could not have children of our own so we adopted 3. I can't count the number of dogs and cats we have adopted...... and it was all good.

What about the pope and his priest? They chose not to marry and have children. How lonely will they be in their old age?

67 posted on 06/02/2014 4:49:17 PM PDT by Ditter
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To: Ditter
What about the pope and his priest? They chose not to marry and have children. How lonely will they be in their old age?

They might be. They might not be. But Jesus and St. Paul commend celibacy, so there's that, at least.

And there's no denying the phenomenon of puppy couples or "pet parents." Very sad, really.

68 posted on 06/02/2014 4:56:43 PM PDT by St_Thomas_Aquinas ( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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To: Robwin

I bet those people don’t care what you think!


69 posted on 06/02/2014 5:00:30 PM PDT by lonestar (It takes a village of idiots to elect a village idiot.)
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To: NYer

My wife and I know the difference, but don’t tell the kids their dogs and cats weren’t equal members of the family.


70 posted on 06/02/2014 5:03:25 PM PDT by pallis
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To: lonestar

We refer to our dogs as our pup children but we certainly know the difference between them and our real human children. Our human children are grown and our grandchildren are grown too. We love them all.


71 posted on 06/02/2014 5:06:47 PM PDT by Ditter
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To: St_Thomas_Aquinas

A lot of the choices people make turn out badly, always have, always will.


72 posted on 06/02/2014 5:13:57 PM PDT by Ditter
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To: Slings and Arrows

Ping this one over to Slings And Arrows.


73 posted on 06/02/2014 5:20:10 PM PDT by Biggirl (“Go, do not be afraid, and serve”-Pope Francis)
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To: NYer

I love these threads.

“Women with dogs who don’t have children are just bitter feminists, ha ha ha.”

But do you want more single women to have children?

“Well, anyway, men who have children are always financially wiped out by bitter feminists, so it’s better for men not to marry and have children.”

I thought the bitter feminists were single with no children.

“All women are bitter feminists. And infertile couples should be adopting all the world’s parentless children, because everyone knows that’s their obligation.”

Thanks, FR, for explaining it all!


74 posted on 06/02/2014 5:56:28 PM PDT by Blue Ink
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To: Salvation

Why of course, and the song is a purposeful joke on the theme of dog being man’s best friend.


75 posted on 06/02/2014 6:18:29 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: Biggirl; Slings and Arrows; Glenn; republicangel; Beaker; BADROTOFINGER; etabeta; asgardshill; ...
Ceiling Cat wept.


76 posted on 06/02/2014 7:23:25 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: Slings and Arrows
I'm 50 years old and pretty unlikely to have kids. I'll take my chances with my dog.

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77 posted on 06/02/2014 7:28:54 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin.)
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To: NYer

HEY

Like me...

Pope Benedict - a Cat Guy

http://www.vetstreet.com/our-pet-experts/pope-emeritus-benedict-xvi-loves-cats


78 posted on 06/02/2014 7:39:04 PM PDT by Paisan
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To: cripplecreek

JRTs aren’t dogs - they’re tiny people in fur coats.


79 posted on 06/02/2014 7:50:50 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: Slings and Arrows

They’re definitely among the smartest breeds.


80 posted on 06/02/2014 7:54:31 PM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin.)
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