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Please citethis article in pressas: CilibertiR, etal. Bishop dies and donates hisbody toscience. EducMed. 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.edumed.2018.07.008

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LETTER

TO

THE

EDITOR

Bishop

dies

and

donates

his

body

to

science

Un

obispo

muere

y

dona

su

cuerpo

a

la

ciencia

DearEditor:

ThebodyofBishopJaumeCamprodontheRoviawasdonated withgratitude(thedoctorssavedhim fromaheartattack afew yearsbefore)tothedissecting room ofthe Faculty ofMedicineofBarcelona,attheserviceofthestudentsof anatomy.1,2

Thebishop,diedon26December2016,waswellknown amongst the community for his simplicity of conduct and especiallyfor having publiclyasked for absolution for the actionsofthechurchduringtheFrancoistdictatorshipand forhavingrejectedtheprestigiousCatalanconfermentCreu deSantJordi.

A morally significant altruism act and of great sym-bolicvalueascomparedwiththepositionexpressedbythe ‘‘InstructionAd Resurgendum cum Christ’’ written by the CongregationDoctrineoftheFaiththatadmits cremation, butwhichalsoreaffirms‘‘thedoctrinalandpastoralreasons forthepreferenceofburyingbodies’’.3

There were no commentsmade by the church leaders opposingthechoiceoftheBishopEmeritusofGirona scien-tistwhogaveupadignifiedandsacredburial.

Inasocietydividedbetweenopposingtendenciestoset asidethepresenceofthedeceasedperson’sbodyor,onthe contrary, to exorcise the expressiveness of artistic forms that in fact cancel the matter, the choice of the Bishop emeritus ofGirona enhancesthe dialog thatis constantly betweenfaithandscience.

Burialisoneofthemanywaysofexpressingrespectfor apersonwho,inchoosinganaltruisticactofagreatethical

valueandhumansolidarity,perhapsfoundthemostsublime expression.

Conflict

of

interest

Theauthorsofthisarticledeclarenoconflictofinterest.

References

1.Comunicat del bisbe de Girona amb motiu de la mort de Mons.Jaume Camprodoni Rovira, bisbe emèrit. http://www. bisbatgirona.cat/actualitat.php?idm=1&subpagina=2&c noticia=1808.

2.Paglia praises generosity of bishop who donated body to science after death. http://www.lastampa.it/2017/01/25/ vaticaninsider/eng/inquiries-and-interviews/paglia-praises-generosity-of-bishop-who-donated-body-to-science-after-death. 9C5egf7HuyOt0OanqP8A5J/pagina.html.

3.InstructionAdresurgendumcumChristoregardingtheburialof thedeceasedandtheconservationoftheashesinthecaseof cremation, 25.10.16. Summary of Bulletin 10. https://press. vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2016/ 10/25/161025b.html

RosagemmaCilibertia,FrancescoVenturaa,MartaLicatab,∗

aSectionofForensicMedicineandBioethics,Department

ofHealthSciences,UniversityofGenoa,ViaDeToni12,

16132Genoa,Italy

bCentreofResearchinOsteoarchaeologyand

Paleopathology,DepartmentofBiotechnologyandLife

Sciences,UniversityofInsubria,O.Rossi,9,21100Varese,

Italy

Correspondingauthor.

E-mailaddresses:rosellaciliberi@yahoo.it,

marta.licata@uninsubria.it(M.Licata).

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.edumed.2018.07.008

1575-1813/©2018ElsevierEspa˜na,S.L.U.ThisisanopenaccessarticleundertheCCBY-NC-NDlicense (http://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

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