The Pope yesterday cites secularism as the reason why Canada is having a low birth rate. More:
VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI said Saturday that low birth rates in Canada are the result of the “pervasive effects of secularism” and asked the country’s bishops to counter the trend by preaching the truth of Christ.
Benedict, who has spoken out several times in favor of large families, blamed Canada’s low birth rate on social ills and moral ambiguities that result from secular ideology.
Heh. And I blame the Pope (well, Vatican to be precise) for causing overpopulation and hence, shortage of food in Africa.
p/s – Haha! Just discovered that Scott Adams blogs! Adams is the author of Dilbert but who doesn’t know that?
pp/s – sucks. MSU gets on front page today at Wikipedia. I won’t bother linking to our intrastate rival.
3 replies on “[794] Of Pope and birth rate”
deepo, it’s sarcasm.
dun blame him. I doubt if u understand what the Pope really means. In our teaching, contraception is ”haram”. We dun ”kill” another God’s chidren.
as for Africa, they are hunger bcoz of political situation. they dun have great leader that can bring out the country from hunger and generate their economy. it’s not Pope’s fault too.
Heh. Not to be a zealous defender of the faith but I guess blaming the pope for Africa is the easy way out. I’d agree that standing firm against contraception in Africa is counterproductive (as they say you can’t ask people who can’t afford entertainment to abstain from the greatest biblical pleasure) but then again the Catholic church ain’t that great of an influence in Africa to be the main defendant here.
cheers