Pope Francis expresses closeness to Charlie Gard’s
parents
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis has expressed his
“affection and emotion” at the situation of Charlie Gard and “his own closeness
to his parents”.
A statement from Greg Burke, Director of the Holy See Press
Office, on Sunday said the Pope prays for 10-month old Charlie Gard’s parents
and hopes “that their desire to accompany and care for their own child to the
end is not ignored.”
Charlie was born with a rare genetic condition called
mitochondrial depletion syndrome, which causes progressive muscle weakness and
brain damage.
The European Court of Human Rights last week rejected a plea
from the baby’s parents to be allowed to move him to the United States for
experimental medical treatment.
Please find below a Vatican Radio English translation
of the full statement:
"The Holy Father follows with affection and emotion the
case of little Charlie Gard and expresses his own closeness to his parents. For
them he prays, hoping that their desire to accompany and care for their own
child to the end is not ignored."
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