{"id":25900,"date":"2020-04-29T03:31:02","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T01:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vincenzopaglia.it\/?p=25900"},"modified":"2020-04-29T03:58:11","modified_gmt":"2020-04-29T01:58:11","slug":"vatican-bioethics-official-on-rationing-care-during-a-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vincenzopaglia.it\/index.php\/vatican-bioethics-official-on-rationing-care-during-a-pandemic.html","title":{"rendered":"Vatican bioethics official on rationing care during a pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Colleen Dulle<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

In recent weeks, the Vatican has made it clear that it sees the\u00a0coronavirus<\/a>\u00a0pandemic as a pressing call for the transformation of society. This past week, Pope Francis put together a\u00a0task force<\/a>\u00a0with specific mandates for coordinating humanitarian aid, international relations, and the protection of the environment, all at the service of a broader vision of human solidarity in a time of pandemic.<\/p>\n

Listen and subscribe to \u201cInside the Vatican\u201d on\u00a0<\/strong>Apple Podcasts<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/strong>Spotify<\/a><\/strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\nhttp:\/\/www.vincenzopaglia.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/iTV_69_v1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

That vision was laid out on March 30 in a note entitled \u201cGlobal Pandemic and Universal Brotherhood<\/a>,\u201d issued by the Pontifical Academy for Life, which focuses on moral theology and bioethics. In this episode of \u201cInside the Vatican,\u201d the president of that academy, Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, speaks to me about that document and some of the specifics of the Vatican\u2019s vision for a new human solidarity arising from this pandemic.<\/p>\n

In the interview, Archbishop Paglia describes the theological and health considerations that have factored into the decisions to cancel public Masses while keeping churches open: \u201cPrecisely because of the principle of incarnation, which is at the heart of our faith, we must take seriously the concrete concerns to which our body is subject,\u201d the archbishop said.<\/p>\n

He also speaks in depth about the need that Vatican leadership has expressed for a globally coordinated health care network which would ensure care for the most vulnerable people. Speaking about how decisions about rationing care are made when resources are scarce, Archbishop Paglia said, \u201cthe choice is not about the dignity of the person or the value of his or her life, which is equal and priceless for all, but on the treatment: priority must be given to those who\u2014when needs are equal\u2014 are expected to benefit the most.\u201d<\/p>\n

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