Answer to Dictation 1
People who choose to have pets instead of children were acting selfishly.
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Answer to Dictation 2
Pope Francis was addressing worshippers in Rome.
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Answer to Dictation 3
Substituting children for pets was a denial of fatherhood and motherhood.
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Answer to Dictation 4
He said we must not be afraid to choose the path of adoption.
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Answer to Dictation 5
Having a child is always a risk but there is more risk in not having a child.
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It is not the first time Pope Francis has spoken out on this topic.
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Answer to Dictation 7
He said choosing pets over children was detrimental to our future.
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Answer to Dictation 8
He commented that the emotional relationship with pets was easier.
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He called the downward trend in birth rates a demographic winter.
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Answer to Dictation 10
Taking his name from St Francis of Assisi the patron saint of animals.
See the pets and children lesson for the whole text.
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