Vatican City, Nov 23, 2013 / 15:21 pm
Pope Francis met with participants of an international conference of health care workers today, reminding them that the elderly and sick play an important role in life.
The elderly "carry within themselves the memory and the wisdom of life, in order to hand it on to others, and they participate fully in the mission of the Church," he said on Nov. 23 in the Paul VI Audience Hall.
Offering a special "greeting to the elderly," Pope Francis continued, "dear friends, you are not just recipients of the Gospel message, but you are always also fully proclaimers by virtue of your baptism."
"Every day you can live as witnesses of the Lord, in your families, in parishes, and in other common situations, making Christ and his gospel known, especially to young people."