Pope thanks religious, lay people who help hiv/aids patients

Vatican Talitha Kum: Fighting human trafficking through faith and action February 5, Francis goes on to cite the scripture passage from the Gospel of Matthew: "I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me, naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me. Carol Baltosiewich Another example is that of Carol Baltosiewich, a nurse who was among the first to work with AIDS patients and who often clashed with people who criticized her work.

Mother Teresa of Calcutta It was in the midst of this climate of rejection and fear that Mother Teresa intervened. It was in the midst of this climate of rejection and fear that Mother Teresa intervened.

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A version of this story appeared in the Nov Dec 9, print issue under the headline: In new letter, Pope Francis praises priests, nuns who cared for AIDS victims. I had prepared a small chapel for them, so that these young men, who perhaps had never been close to Jesus or perhaps had drifted away from Him, could, if they wished, approach Him again".

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February 6, Mother Teresa remains perhaps the most famous case, but even before her, there have been many nuns, priests, religious and laypeople who have dedicated themselves to the assistance and care of the sick, particularly in the United States and especially between , during the peak of the epidemic. In his book, O'Loughlin chronicles nearly two decades of the work of priests, nuns and Catholic lay people who ministered to individuals dying from AIDS at a time in which some of the most vocal leaders of the Catholic Church, both in the United States and in Rome, were cracking down on homosexuality and opposed the use of condoms to prevent the transmission of HIV.

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Pope thanks religious, lay people who help hiv/aids patients: "Thank you for illuminating the

The rejection affected homosexuals in particular, among whom there occurred the widest spread of AIDS cases. Mary M. At the beginning of the s, when scientists discovered in some patients in the United States the onset of the then-new, lethal disease - asymptomatic in its early stages and highly contagious - a social terror quickly spread which consequently led to discrimination and stigma towards those who were affected, even if only potentially.

It was in the midst of this climate of rejection and fear that Mother Teresa intervened.