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Have dogs or cats instead of kids? That’s ‘selfishness,’ Pope Francis says

Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAYComments Off on Have dogs or cats instead of kids? That’s ‘selfishness,’ Pope Francis says

Pope Francis this week criticized individuals who opt for pets instead of children, saying that a "denial of fatherhood or motherhood diminishes us."

      
Marina Pitofsky, USA TODAY
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