In the face of unmistakable signs of cultural, even civilizational, decay, the Church has its work cut out for it. I won’t spoil the story by going into details of the world without children that P.D. Suffice it to say that elements of it came to mind last month during two and a half weeks of work in Rome. James’ novel (in which childlessness is caused by inexplicable, global male infertility), a world without a lot of children leads to bizarre adult behaviors. How about pricey sweaters and parkas for… chihuahuas and other micro-dogs?