“The body houses the soul that God has given us. When God created us, it imbued us with the dignity of the human person. Therefore, respecting a person and respecting his body should be present,” Lirio said. READ:
Deceased inmates should also be given respect and dignity, CBCP-Episcopal Commission on Prison Pastoral Care Executive Secretary Fr. Nezelle Lirio told ABS-CBN News.
The unclaimed cadavers were discovered after authorities investigated the death of Jun Villamor, a prisoner at the Bilibid who was identified as one of the middlemen in the Oct. 3 murder of broadcaster Percival “Percy Lapid” Mabasa.Forensic pathologist Dr. Raquel Fortun said some 120 bodies there are already “mummified” or in a state of decomposition. Seeing the dire condition of the remains, Fortun said the system needed to be changed for the dignity of the dead.
Unclaimed bodies that will not undergo autopsy will be buried within the premises of the state penitentiary, he said.
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