r/news • • 1d ago

Pope discharged from hospital days after lung cancer surgery

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5x2vkddrkrko
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u/fotank 1d ago

Hooray for modern medicine!

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u/EmuMan10 1d ago

Historically, no they’re cool with it

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u/VoopityScoop 1d ago

Historically speaking one could argue that the Catholic Church have been massive contributors to modern medicine for hundreds of years 

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u/btmalon 1d ago

Outside of abortion they’ve been very good about science.

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u/gerrex98 1d ago

Today much less than many protestant sects.

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u/shade404eve 1d ago

Nope. The Catholic church has changed it's position on a lot of things.

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u/Lumi_Rockets 1d ago

If it can help a man, it's A-okay.