What& #39;s so bizarre about this is that in times of plague -- specifically the Black Death -- some clergy rushed to tend the sick (and thus died at higher rates than the gen pop) but very many straight up abandoned their vows, deserted posts and turned to general debauchery https://twitter.com/EdwardPentin/status/1246411919273144322">https://twitter.com/EdwardPen...
The other frustrating thing is that "the Church" isn& #39;t just what you see in Rome; thousands upon thousands of priests are still anointing the sick and delivering viaticum in nursing homes, hospitals and hospices. Plus, Catholic hospitals/homes/hospices are still operating.
Cloistered nuns in Italy, France, and the USA are also spending every waking hour sewing face masks to donate to front-line healthcare workers, preparing individual (sanitary) oil stocks for priests so they don& #39;t spread illness, and praying for the sick. https://international.la-croix.com/news/italian-and-french-nuns-make-masks-to-stop-spread-of-covid-19/12107#">https://international.la-croix.com/news/ital...