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 155:   Based on the Vatican II document 
Gaudium et Spes (Church in the world) 
Article 52

 


This article speaks about family life.
One idea it mentions is the need of young children for the care of their mother at home

This idea is an ideal
and like all ideals is sometimes/often not easy to put into practice,
in this case usually for economic reasons

I remember seeing a report some years ago
which said that almost half of working mothers
would prefer to be at home with their young children,
but needed a second wage to pay the family bills

This US report says the figure is not 50% but 70%!

Jesus, please move governments to do more to support family life, 
so that mothers who want to stay at home
can afford to do so

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