Behold the ravages of “material poverty”!

In his new dissemination, Frank the Hippie Pope declares that “we know” the following statement is true:

In some countries, de facto unions are very numerous, not only because of a rejection of values concerning the family and matrimony, but primarily because celebrating a marriage is considered too expensive in the social circumstances. As a result, material poverty drives people into de facto unions.

Note: “primarily.”

As Allan Bloom once said in another context, its ridiculousness quenches indignation.