For this reason, the prelate continues, “Pope Francis calls us to take special care of the sick and explains to us that ‘caring for the sick means, above all, taking care of all his relationships: with God, with others – family, friends, health personnel –, with creation and with oneself’”.
“When we are sick is when we most need the closeness and love of others, and also to unite ourselves more to God through his Son Jesus Christ,” says Mons. del Río.
The Archbishop of Arequipa then cites a 1980 statement from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, which states that “in addition to medical care, what the sick need is love, human and supernatural warmth, with which they can and All those who are close must surround him, parents and children, doctors and nurses.”