He appeared to be slightly short of breath at times and his voice was occasionally raspy. He had part of one of his lungs removed when he was a young man in his native Argentina.Article content
In the mostly improvised part of his talk, Francis said good healthcare should be accessible to all and free. Healthcare is a major political issue in the United States, one of the few industrialized countries that does not have universal cover for its citizens. Francis criticized managers of Church-run hospitals whose first thought, he said, is to close when economic difficulty hits. “Your vocation as a Church is not to have money but to be of service, and service is always free,” he said in part of his unprepared remarks.Article content
Unless you're indigenous, in which case you just get tossed into a pit, right Pontifex?
You can be damn sure he got top-notch health care compared to the poor people that foolishly give alms to this cult.
The Catholic Church is devoted to socialism. Thankfully, I left years ago.
Nothing is free.
I am tired of the church thinking it can tell us what we should or shouldn’t be doing when their priests/organization is an embarrassment to humanity. It has Billions of dollars, they should cover healthcare for all of its patrons if it believes in it