Pope Francis encouraged Romanians, praising them for their high birth rate, which has avoided the “demographic winter” common in most of Europe. He urged them not to forget their roots – but also warned that traditionalists close in the tradition onto itself rather than seeing it as soil for fresh growth.
Text of the latest papal in-flight press conference
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