ZOE WEIL: On January 5, 2022, Pope Francis spoke in Rome and described people who have pets instead of children as selfish. He went on to say that pet keeping was “a denial of fatherhood and motherhood and diminishes us, takes away our humanity.” There’s so much that is wrong about his statement. Spoken by … Continue reading TRADING IN SHAMING: Are childless people who adopt ‘pets’ selfish?