Accepting the call for ‘Year of Mercy’ by Pope Francis.
By Sreekanth A. Nair
Accepting the call for ‘Year of Mercy’ by Pope Francis, a 52-year-old Bishop from Kerala has decided to donate one of his kidneys to a Hindu youth, reported The Times of India.
Mar Jacob Murickan, the Auxiliary Bishop of Pala Diocese, has completed all the formalities for donating his kidney. If everything goes as per plan, Murickan will donate his kidney to 30-year-old E Sooraj from Kottakkal in Malappuram District, on June 1.
The authorization committee for unrelated donors approved Murickan as a donor at a meeting held at Kottayam medical college on Friday. The committee comprises medical experts and government officials.
Sooraj, 30, approached Kidney Federation of India, a social service organization that helps people transplant kidney when he was faced with financial crisis following regular dialysis. Bishop Murickan expressed his willingness to donate his kidney when he came to know about Sooraj’s condition from Kidney Federation Chairman Father Davis Chiramal.
“This is perhaps for the first time in the history, a serving Bishop is donating one of his kidneys to save a valuable life,” Kidney Federation Chairman Father Davis Chiramal was quoted as saying by Press Trust of India.
“Sooraj belongs to a very poor family. He is the sole breadwinner of his family comprising his mother and wife”, he added.
Working at the famous Arya Vaidya Sala in Kottakkal, Sooraj was diagnosed with kidney failure two years back. He is staying with his wife Baby Resmi and mother Paravathy. His father died of snake bite four years ago and he lost his brother later on.
“I was inspired by a talk of Father Chiramel two years back. After listening to the talk I had decided that like Chiramel I will also donate my kidney,” Murickan told The Times of India.
“I came to know about the youth from Father Chiramel and decided to extend a helping hand especially in this “Year of Mercy”, he added.
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