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Italy must be 'beaten' for not having kids says pope

Italians prefer to have cats or dogs says Francis

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(ANSA) - ROME, SEP 25 - Italy deserves to be be beaten for not having children with couples preferring pets to kids, Pope Francis said Wednesday.
    Speaking at the weekly general audience in the Vatican on The Economy of Francis, the Pontiff said: "I see that there are some children over there: this is beautiful, in a culture where it is privileged to have little dogs or cats and not children.
    "We need to beat Italy up a bit! "Believe me: it is worth spending your life to change the world for the better." It is not the first time the Argentine pontiff has chided people for having pets instead of children. (ANSA).
   

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