“Every family is a cell of society, but the large family is a richer, more vital cell, and the state has much to gain by investing in it.”

In light of this, he affirmed the National Numerous Family Association, and groups like it, for advocating for large families in the European nations and for being “present and visible in society and in politics.”

He concluded by praying in particular “for those families most affected by the economic crisis; those in which the mother or father have lost their jobs and in which the young are unable to find work; and those families in which the closest relationships are marked by suffering and who are tempted to give in to loneliness and separation.”

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I'm Catholic, Popes come and go and do their best, but sometimes I wonder what planet Pope Francis is living on.