Faith and Healing
The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Caroline Wyatt has MS. Her Catholic faith has been a source of strength, but she asks God, 'Why me?' She explores how faith helps people facing chronic illness.
How is faith tested at our weakest and most vulnerable moments? When Caroline Wyatt was 12 years old she announced she wanted to be the first female Pope. With that career path closed off to her she became a journalist and eventually the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s Religious Affairs correspondent, going onto meet Pope Francis on a foreign trip
She now has Multiple Sclerosis, sending her spiralling into doubt about her faith. In a deeply personal programme she shares the battle she is fighting with her own body and her faith. Caroline sets out on a journey of exploration, seeking answers by talking to other people of different faiths to her but also facing a lifetime of chronic illness about how they reconcile their pain, suffering, fear and doubt with their beliefs.
Producer: Lissa Cook
Credit: Clip of Gutted with kind permission of Liz Richardson. Written by Liz Richardson and Tara Robinson, co-produced by The Conker Group and HOME Manchester.
(Photo: Candles. Credit: Getty Images)
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