Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle has called for a “review of lifestyles” and “reassessment of the meaning of life."
He said the Covid-19 pandemic has revealed the fragility and vulnerability of everyone regardless of who they are and what position they have in society.
"Let the pandemic be an occasion for us to rethink our lives," CBCP News quoted Tagle in a news article.
“So this review should be about what are the weightier things in life? Doing good, doing justice, being truthful, being caring... beginning with your own family,” he added.
The prefect of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Evangelization urged the people not to let the “new normal” slide back to a “throw-away culture” of the past.
“I hope the new normal would include a real care for the earth, for all the creatures especially human beings,” Tagle said.
“Let us have the goodwill, the determination, and the heroism to say, ‘let the new normal be more caring,'” he added.
The cardinal is currently here in the country for a short summer break.