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# I’m Linking to the Pope?
- URL: https://birchtree.me/blog/im-linking-to-the-pope/
- Published: 2020-11-27T23:42:04.000Z
- Updated: 2020-11-27T23:42:04.000Z
- Author: Matt Birchler
- Tags: covid-19, #Import 2023-06-01 22:41, #Import 2025-03-29 19:29

[Opinion | Pope Francis: The Covid-19 Crisis Reveals What Is in Our Hearts - The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/26/opinion/pope-francis-covid.html?ref=birchtree.me)

> Look at us now: We put on face masks to protect ourselves and others from a virus we can’t see. But what about all those other unseen viruses we need to protect ourselves from? How will we deal with the hidden pandemics of this world, the pandemics of hunger and violence and climate change?  
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> If we are to come out of this crisis less selfish than when we went in, we have to let ourselves be touched by others’ pain.

The Pope and I disagree on a great many things, but I enjoying this essay.