Vatican City, Aug 5, 2020 / 04:04 am
Pope Francis said Wednesday the Church is not an expert in the global health crisis, but Catholic social teaching is fundamental to healing the issues faced by the world today.
"Although the Church administers the healing grace of Christ through the sacraments, and although she provides health services in the most remote corners of the planet, she is not an expert in the prevention or treatment of the pandemic," Pope Francis said at his general audience Aug. 5.
Speaking via livestream from the library of the Vatican's apostolic palace, the pope stated that the Church "helps with the sick, but she is not an expert. Nor does she give specific socio-political indications."
"However, over the centuries, and in the light of the Gospel, the Church has developed some social principles that are fundamental principles that can help us move forward, which we need to prepare the future," he continued.