Excerpt from Pastoral Medicine: A Handbook for the Catholic Clergy
The purpose of Pastoral Medicine is to present to the practical theologian facts of physical science, as developed by the medical profession, for the purpose of applying them in pastoral functions and in explanation and support of the teachings of faith and morals. Pastoral Medicine has for its object the treatment of some branches of the scope of pastoral labors, which, as a rule, are but sparingly, if at all, included in the clerical student's plan of studies.
In the intimate connection between body and soul, it seems necessary that the clergyman should have some knowledge of the conditions of the body, if he wishes to fill with best results the office of administrator to the soul. He requires this knowledge, furthermore, for the purpose of applying it to the proper care of his own body, and also to enable him to render judicious advice and practical assistance in cases of serious accident, when he may be on hand before the physician, and to offer counsel in the rational treatment of sickness where, in cases of emergency, a medical man is not immediately at hand. There must, therefore, be numerous instances when the knowledge gained from a course in Pastoral Medicine will be applicable to best advantage.
Anthropology is a science of modern times. It teaches the history of man, his origin and his place among living beings, the structure and functions of his body. The theologian, for the reasons referred to, is bound to be interested in the results of this field of research.
The relationship existing between medicine and theology also exists between the former and the science of law.
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