2024-01-20 12:42:09
In a conversation with Italian community representatives, the Pope lamented a “culture of depopulation.”
Pope Francis has once once more criticized the low birth rates in some Mediterranean countries. Having children is a duty in order to survive, to get ahead, the head of the Catholic Church emphasized on Saturday in the Vatican, according to Kathpress. Addressing representatives of an association that promotes small and medium-sized communities in Italy, the Pope lamented a “culture of depopulation.” Everyone can have a dog, but it is necessary to have children, he appealed.
“We must take the problem of births seriously because the future of the homeland is at stake.” In his speech, he also expressed concern regarding the inequality of opportunities for residents of rural areas. For financial reasons, this significant part of the population does not have the same resources available to them as, for example, larger communities. This triggers a vicious circle: the lack of opportunities forces the business-minded part of the population to leave these areas. Older people and those without alternatives were left behind. “As a result, the need for social assistance is growing in these areas, while the resources to respond to it are decreasing,” the pope said.
But the environment is also affected by this phenomenon. Due to the depopulation of rural areas, they might no longer be adequately maintained. Their destruction is becoming the cause of disasters, especially in view of the increasing frequency of extreme weather. “In the fragility of people and the environment, we recognize that everything is connected,” said Francis. When looking for solutions, the seemingly different phenomena must be considered together. (APA)
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