Italian Theologians: Holy See Should Issue Fornication Dispensation

Michie · Nov 28, 2012

(AoftheAP) A group of Italian Catholic theologians have sent a petition to the Vatican, imploring the Holy See to issue a two-year dispensation from the sin of fornication, to help Italy reverse the birthrate decline among Italian women. The petition, titled More Copulation for More Population, argues that the Vatican ought to issue this dispensation on humanitarian grounds, else our beloved nation risks losing its rich heritage of the tradition of the handing down of Mamas authentic home cooking to future generations, because there will be no future generations.

Italy has one of the lowest fertility rates among European Union nations, at a paltry 1.4 babies per woman of child-bearing age.

Continued- Italian Theologians: Holy See Should Issue Fornication Dispensation | Acts Of The Apostasy

Genersis · Nov 28, 2012

Ideally, it needs to be .6 higher for a stable population.

MrStain · Nov 28, 2012

This is fom The Onion, right? Too funny.

Tallguy88 · Nov 28, 2012

I think the article is a joke.

Elysium · Nov 28, 2012

im sorry but this cant be serious
it sounds too hilarious
if people want kids they can get married and provide that stability for the kids

all this would do is see promiscuity go wayyyyyy up.

MikeK · Nov 28, 2012

Even if this were serious, I don't think such a statement by the Holy See would have much impact on fornication. Most Catholics already have premarital sex.

TheOtherHockeyMom · Nov 28, 2012

Why the push to increase the birthrate anyway? I can see wanting to make sure that babies that are conceived are born, but why worry about increasing birthrates for the sake of growing populations? There's no shortage of people on this planet, and we're all worrying about lack of jobs, lack of resources, lack of services, etc..not to mention lack of food, water and air. If people chose to be single, or chose to have smaller families, what's wrong with that?

Eternally Optimistic · Nov 28, 2012

TheOtherHockeyMom said:
Why the push to increase the birthrate anyway? I can see wanting to make sure that babies that are conceived are born, but why worry about increasing birthrates for the sake of growing populations? There's no shortage of people on this planet, and we're all worrying about lack of jobs, lack of resources, lack of services, etc..not to mention lack of food, water and air. If people chose to be single, or chose to have smaller families, what's wrong with that?

Thomas Malthus? Didn't realize you were still alive!

Search

Search

Italian Theologians: Holy See Should Issue Fornication Dispensation

Michie

Well-Known Member

More options

Genersis

Person of Disinterest

More options

MrStain

Nobody likes to be the Newbie

More options

Tallguy88

We shall see the King when he comes!

More options

Elysium

Guest

More options

MikeK

Traditionalist Catholic

More options

TheOtherHockeyMom

Contributor

More options

Eternally Optimistic

Newbie

More options

Similar threads