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I am well aware of both by goirish89
I perceive the statement by the Pope to be yet another attempt by the church to control its members without any acknowledgement of the advancement of science and how it affects our lives. It's not the 14th century anymore.
Adoption vs ivf vs artificial insemination have been covered in other posts here and point to the fact that there is not a one size fits all solution to this problem. Basically, the church is saying "if you don't want to adopt, you can't have a family"--which is ridiculous. Any of these options should be available to those who can proceed in an ethical, moral manner. They don't need the church (hardly a bastion of ethical or moral behavior) to validate that.