Monsignor Carlos Tomás Morel Diplán warns that prioritizing profit over patient care leaves the vulnerable without hope. The Coadjutor Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo in his Sunday, 28 December 2025 sermon, voiced deep concern regarding what he describes as the dehumanization of the healthcare system, warning that the prioritization of economic interests over patient care is stripping hope from the most vulnerable sectors of society.
Morel Diplán cautioned that when medical attention is governed by profit rather than human dignity, the value of a sick person’s life diminishes in the eyes of society.
During his address, Monsignor Morel Diplán lamented that hospitals and health services often place financial goals above the care of the individual. He asserted that a society failing to protect its sick is, fundamentally, a society without hope.
He spoke as the judiciary reviews the charges of corruption against the management at the government Senasa health insurance service, with the prosecution presenting irregularities for more than RD$15 billion.
The prelate made these remarks during his homily at the closing ceremony of the Jubilee Year “Pilgrims of Hope,” held yesterday at the Cathedral Primada de América in the historic Colonial City. The event was attended by a significant portion of the Catholic community, including bishops, priests, deacons, laypeople, and representatives from various ecclesiastical institutions.
Monsignor Morel Diplan was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Santo Domingo to prepare for the resignation of Archbishop Francisco Ozoria who will be of the retirement age of 75 in 2026.
In this capacity, Morel Diplan acts as the primary assistant to the incumbent archbishop, Monsignor Francisco Ozoria Acosta, holding the right of automatic succession should the position become vacant upon Ozoria’s resignation. In this role he is responsible for the administrative duties of the capital city diocese.
Morel Diplán formally assumed the position during a ceremony held on 10 November 2025, at the Cathedral Primada de América, following his appointment by Pope Leo XIV.
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29 December 2025