773- Why is it that among the animals, parents and offspring no longer recognize each other when the latter no longer need care?
“Animals live a material life, not a moral life. A mother’s tenderness for her young has as its principle the instinct of preservation regarding the beings born to her. When these beings are able to take care of themselves, her task is fulfilled and nature requires no more of her. Thus, she abandons them in order to occupy herself with more newborns.”
774- There are persons who infer from animals’ abandonment of their offspring that the family ties among humans are merely a result of social customs and not a law of nature. What should we make of this?
“Human beings have a different destiny than that of the animals, so why do you always want to identify with them? For humans, there is something beyond physical needs; there is the need to progress. Social ties are necessary for progress and family ties are summed up in social ties; hence, family ties are a law of nature. God has thus willed that humans learn to love one another as brothers and sisters.” (See no. 205)
775- What would be the result for society if family ties were relaxed?
“A magnification of selfishness.”
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