ROME - Meeting a group of people suffering from a rare disease, Pope Francis told them that despite their illness, they are “precious in the eyes of God” and in the eyes of the Church. Addressing the scientists present in the room, he also said that no research justifies the destruction of human embryos.
“In many cases, the sick and their families have experienced the tragedy of shame, isolation and abandonment,” Pope Francis said to a group of people living with Huntington’s Disease, their families, neuroscientists, researchers and caretakers.
“Today, however, we are here because we want to say to ourselves and all the world: ‘HIDDEN NO MORE!’” he said, to an ovation by those present.
