가톨릭 교회의 관점에서 본 한국의 저출산 문제 = Korea's Low Fertility Rates Issue in the Perspective of the Catholic Church

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Currently, Korean society is experiencing lowest-low fertility with the total fertility rate below 1.3. The low fertility is a social phenomenon that causes various socio-economic problems due to a decrease in the working population, so the government is trying to resolve this problem by mobilizing a huge budget. This situation can be thought to be caused by various factors, such as the birth control policy that the government has been promoting for over 30 years, job instability, the increase in the costs of children, and especially the situation of women in which they have to carry out both paid work and housework, value changes regarding marriage and family, etc. The Catholic Church doesn’t emphasizes the great number of children but teach that the vocation of marriage, family, and parenthood is a journey of realization of person so that the process of procreation is consistent with the dignity of the person. In the meantime, it has been carrying out the pro-life movement rather than the encouraging childbirth However, in the era of lowes-low fertility, it is necessary to look at and act on the issues of childbirth and nurture more actively while preserving the pro-life movement.
There are necessary the education about marriage, family, human life based on Christian anthropology, celebration of the dignity of life in the liturgy and everyday life and practical activities to help childbirth and nurture. Since marriage and childbirth cannot be imposed, the Catholic Church should invite people to know the precious value and meaning of marriage and family.