Pope Francis: "States must remove obstacles to families".

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Pope Francis has stated that Europe does not sufficiently support the birth rate and calls on governments to encourage families, to be more creative and to be open to the needs of others.

He also pointed out that pornography must be denounced as a permanent attack on the dignity of men and women.

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