Sickness and death not taboos says pope

Face them with Jesus, Francis tweets

(ANSA) - Vatican City, March 21 - Sickness and death are not taboos and should be faced with the help of Jesus, Pope Francis tweeted Friday.

"Sickness and death are not taboos. They are realities we must face in the presence of Jesus," Francis tweeted on his nine-language Twitter account, which has more than eleven million followers.