Really?
I did not know this.
So why did the then Pope award the Order of St Gregory to Cicely Saunders, a pioneer of palliative care as a speciality and of the modern hospice movement?
Several Popes have been very supportive of the concept of palliative care but perhaps less so the personal application during their own illnesses . Recognising when palliative care can help (eg sick enough to die ) even though active treatment continuing #palliative
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I did not know this.
So why did the then Pope award the Order of St Gregory to Cicely Saunders, a pioneer of palliative care as a speciality and of the modern hospice movement?
https://international.la-croix.com/ethics/palliative-care-sign-of-compassion-hope-for-the-dying-pope-says