Santiago, Chile, Mar 23, 2009 / 19:17 pm
The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Chile, Bishop Alejandro Goic Karmelic of Rancagua encouraged the Chilean faithful last week to “be generous in the donation of organs,” but emphasized that the gesture of compassion should be made “freely and without pressure.”
In a press release, the bishop explained that he was addressing the issue in response “to the case of Felipe Cruzat, the boy who is waiting for a heart transplant, and to so many others in the same situation.” He went on to call on all “Chileans to be generous in the donation of organs in order to prolong the life of another human being.”