In yet another instance of the Pope being, in fact, Catholic, Francis has issued a scathing rebuke against cat moms.
Fur babies do not have his blessing.
Pope Francis, 85, had some choice words for the childless at the Vatican on Wednesday. In remarks to a general audience, the Catholic Church head called out couples who have chosen not to have children and opted to have pets instead.
“Today we see a form of selfishness,” the pope said, according to Fox News. “We see that some people do not want to have a child. Sometimes they have one, and that’s it, but they have … dogs and cats that take the place of children.”
Viewing religion through a political lens always results in category errors. Conservatives paid dearly for engaging with the Left as if it were an ideology and not a fanatical Death Cult. Dissidents who judge the Church by whether her hierarchs are based or not make the same mistake.
Politics is downstream from culture, and both are downstream from faith.
There is not going to be a one-to-one relationship between Christian moral theology and ideological theory, nor should there be. Those who say otherwise are looking for a political party, not a religion.
“It is a risk, yes: Having a child is always a risk, either naturally or by adoption,” the Argentina-born leader said. “But it is riskier not to have them. It is riskier to deny fatherhood, or to deny motherhood, be it real or spiritual.”
The pope made the controversial remarks while speaking about Joseph, the biblical “foster father” of Jesus. He said Joseph’s role was the prime example of one of the “highest forms of love” that someone can receive.
A culture in which “Be fruitful and multiply” is controversial is a culture in its death throes.
Pray, and be ready for chaos.
“Goes beyond analysis into action”
