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Pope Francis has spoken out on this
before. In 2014, he said choosing pets over children could harm our
. He called it "cultural
". He said the emotional relationship with pets was "easier" than the "complex"
with children. He called the downward
in birth rates in many countries a "demographic winter". Not everyone agrees with the Pope's
. The New York Post said Francis took his
from St. Francis of Assisi, the patron
of animals. It added: "Dogs...make us
....They are
to most people."
