Recently, Pope Leo XIV warned European leaders that the continent has entered a time of “drastic sterility”.
Bur, people do not have a "purpose"
That would be extremely weird if pro-family and pro-childdren policies had no positive impact on fertility...
Finland has "pro-family" policies out the wazoo but a 1.27 birth rate
https://www.npr.org/2025/10/27/nx-s1-5536836/population-family-birth-rate-babies-europe-finland-baby-box
Bur, people do not have a "purpose"
That would be extremely weird if pro-family and pro-childdren policies had no positive impact on fertility...
Finland has "pro-family" policies out the wazoo but a 1.27 birth rate
https://www.npr.org/2025/10/27/nx-s1-5536836/population-family-birth-rate-babies-europe-finland-baby-box