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To be fair, US Catholics appear to have roughly the same birthrate as US Evangelical Protestants, although that might change as Catholic demographics shift to L
by ArchStanton 5y ago
To be fair, US Catholics appear to have roughly the same birthrate as US Evangelical Protestants, although that might change as Catholic demographics shift to Latino.
What we (the world) will be awash in is Moslems and sub Saharan Africans unless those curves get bent via behavior changes, resource depletion, or war. I can't say that the Pope is much involved in that situation.
- ethbr0 5y ago> I can't say that the Pope is much involved in that situation Like the 15% of (mostly-sub Saharan) Africa that identifies as Catholic? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church_in_Africa https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church_in_Africa
- ArchStanton 5y agoThat's a good point, but do Catholics account for more than their share of births in Nigeria (5.5 children per woman, or, as we say in the brave new world, 'people who menstruate')? hah. Partly answered. https://paa2015.princeton.edu/papers/151197 https://paa2015.princeton.edu/papers/151197
- angelzen 5y agoYou are not following The Science close enough. It's bodies. "Bodies with vaginas". https://twitter.com/TheLancet/status/1441372277786951681 https://twitter.com/TheLancet/status/1441372277786951681