He also stated that ‘we are all called to be close to those who suffer, to visit the sick, as Jesus teaches us in the Gospel.’
He urged not to forget “God’s style: closeness, compassion and tenderness”, while ensuring that “we cannot remain silent that today there are many people who are denied the right to care and, therefore, the right to life”.
“I think of those who live in extreme poverty; But I also think of the territories of war: fundamental human rights are violated there every day. “It is intolerable,” he asserted.