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English Bishop Hails Key Workers as ‘New Icons Of Esteem’

Speaking in his May 28 homily during the latest weekly Mass for the sick, their families, care workers, and NHS staff, Bishop of Middlesbrough Terry Drainey said he believed the increasing desire to foster the common good seen in recent months will last beyond the current pandemic.

Bishop Terry welcomed the way key workers have replaced the rich and famous as “icons of esteem” in the eyes of society as the importance of their roles has become increasingly evident.

“Values seem to be changing, as do icons of esteem,” he said. “No longer the rich and famous, no longer the A-list celebs. Rather nurses, doctors, care-workers, teachers, those who feed us and supply everything we need for daily life; those who inspire us and uplift us and give us hope.

Praise the Lord

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