How can the Catholic Church better prepare for the next pandemic? – Catholic News Agency

The preparation for a good and holy death the reunion with the Almighty requires our hard work. Divine providence also counts on it, he added.

The Catholic doctor then referred to the defunct Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers (for Health Pastoral Care) of which he himself was a member which was later integrated into the current Dicastery for Integral Human Development.

Unfortunately very little has been done for health or health care in this department. The [Pontifical] Council for Health Care Workers has not even been established, as was required according to the statutes signed by Pope Francis. This void, on such an important issue, also spreads to episcopal conferences and other ecclesiastical organizations, the doctor noted.

Castellv pointed out that when another global event happens that forces us to take drastic preventive measures, as was the case with the COVID-19 pandemic, we cannot be caught off guard. Everything must be done to keep the churches open and operational.

The Catholic doctor conceded that hesitation during the first days is understandable but then you must be clear about the protection measures and you must act in science and in conscience, formed, informed, and refined by grace.

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