“As far as the Church’s life is concerned, “the worst form of discrimination… is the lack of spiritual care” (Evangelii Gaudium, 200). Sometimes, as certain of you have unfortunately experienced, this has taken the form of denying access to the sacraments. The Church’s magisterium is very clear in this area, and recently the Directory for Catechesis stated explicitly that “no one can deny the sacraments to persons with disabilities” – Quote from Pope Francis ‘ letter for International Day of Persons with Disabilities, December 3rd, 2021
Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland.
