‘Savage’ free-market conditions preventing the young from having children, says Pope Francis

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"The free market, without the necessary corrective measures, becomes savage and produces increasingly serious situations and inequalities," he added.

"I lost my patience and upbraided her saying many children are hungry and you bring me a dog," he said.But he acknowledged that there were “almost insurmountable constraints” on young women forced to choose between their career and motherhood. Given the high costs involved in raising children, people were revising their priorities, he added.

 

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