{"id":245921,"date":"2025-12-29T04:14:58","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T08:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/?p=245921"},"modified":"2025-12-29T08:40:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T12:40:21","slug":"santo-domingo-coadjutor-archbishop-decries-dehumanizing-of-public-health-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/2025\/12\/29\/santo-domingo-coadjutor-archbishop-decries-dehumanizing-of-public-health-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Santo Domingo Coadjutor Archbishop decries dehumanizing of public health system"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img src=\"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Monsen\u0303or-Carlos-Tomas-Morel-Diplan-Hoy-1024x504.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-245968\" width=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Monsen\u0303or-Carlos-Tomas-Morel-Diplan-Hoy-1024x504.png 1024w, https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Monsen\u0303or-Carlos-Tomas-Morel-Diplan-Hoy-300x148.png 300w, https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Monsen\u0303or-Carlos-Tomas-Morel-Diplan-Hoy-768x378.png 768w, https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Monsen\u0303or-Carlos-Tomas-Morel-Diplan-Hoy-1536x755.png 1536w, https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Monsen\u0303or-Carlos-Tomas-Morel-Diplan-Hoy-2048x1007.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Monsignor Carlos Tom\u00e1s Morel Dipl\u00e1n 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Morel Dipl\u00e1n cautioned that when medical attention is governed by profit rather than human dignity, the value of a sick person&#8217;s life diminishes in the eyes of society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During his address, Monsignor Morel Dipl\u00e1n 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The prelate made these remarks during his homily at the closing ceremony of the Jubilee Year &#8220;Pilgrims of Hope,&#8221; held yesterday at the Cathedral Primada de Am\u00e9rica 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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&#8217;s resignation. In this role he is responsible for the administrative duties of the capital city diocese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Morel Dipl\u00e1n formally assumed the position during a ceremony held on 10 November 2025, at the Cathedral Primada de Am\u00e9rica, following his appointment by Pope Leo XIV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more in Spanish:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/hoy.com.do\/el-pais\/morel-diplan-ataca-deshumanizacion-sistema-salud_1071148.html\">Hoy <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>29 December 2025<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monsignor Carlos Tom\u00e1s Morel Dipl\u00e1n 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 &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/2025\/12\/29\/santo-domingo-coadjutor-archbishop-decries-dehumanizing-of-public-health-system\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[337,3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245921"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=245921"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245921\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":245969,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245921\/revisions\/245969"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=245921"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=245921"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=245921"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}