# Just When I Think I Like the Pope, He Pulls this Shit

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [January 6, 2022, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-when-i-think-i-like-the-pope-he-pulls-this-shit/957326 "2022-01-06T14:53:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2022, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-when-i-think-i-like-the-pope-he-pulls-this-shit/957326/316 "2022-01-17T22:44:36Z")

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> [@EinsteinsHund](#):
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> > [@Max\_S](#):
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> > I still can’t believe you’ve never met a couple that adopted a pet specifically as an attempt to cure baby fever. I mean, IME, that’s just a thing that people do. I’m not saying it’s a good thing - I’m sure plenty of pets are neglected or returned when the baby comes along anyways. But it seems to me, if it works for the couple, that’s what the Pope is speaking out against.
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> See, and in this point you’re alone in this thread, as I and all the others have never heard of such a case or known such people. Raising children is a whole different affair than nurturing a pet.

I encourage you to vote your mind in the IMHO poll. [Poll: Is raising pets an acceptable alternative to raising kids? (take two)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-raising-pets-an-acceptable-alternative-to-raising-kids-take-two/957949)

~Max

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