A quote from Pope Francis:
“To be a good father, the first requirement is to be present in the family. To be close to his wife, to share in everything, joy and pain, burdens and hopes. And to be close to the children as they grow: when they play and when they make efforts, when they are carefree and when they are distressed, when they dare and when they are afraid, when they make missteps and when they return to the right path. A father must always be present, but being present is not the same as controlling. Fathers who seek to control end up stifling their children; they do not let them grow.”
— General audience, Feb. 4, 2015
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