Would that be “not faithful?” Frankly, broad proclamations like this are rather short-sighted. I'm not a Bible scholar, but I'd find it difficult to believe that Jesus, or any of the Disciples or main subjects in it didn't do ‘something’ on the Sabbath.
THAT was always an exception ... no one has ever, nor is suggesting, everything shuts down.
I read a fascinating sociological study some years ago which suggested that observing a day of rest makes sense even from an pragmatic, atheistic standpoint. The study noted that it was common to work seven days a week in communist countries, and this was a major factor in their substantially lower productivity compared to the West.
There has been a long tradition of exceptions to the rule of no work on Sunday/Sabbath day. As always, some overplay the exceptions.
There is something peaceful in shutting everything down that can safely be shut down and just having a day of rest.
Should emergency rooms have a staff? Sure. There will probably be other exceptions like police, fire, EMS, etc.
And for many business owners, this really streamlines the time off chart. Everyone gets a day off without time chart juggling. Families get to count on something, and it enhances, thereby, family life. So, the bottom line here is that I agree with the Pope here.
And the Pope is simply quoting God.
Sun’s day was last His Sabbath on our heavenly Father’s calendar in gregorian february and now again for four week of gregorian july..
all the other months in between, there were other pope gregory days, like Tiw’s Day, Thor’s Day and Frig/Friya’s Day, that were Sabbaths on His timekeeping..
It is impossible not to work on a Sabbath if one never knows when His True Sabbath is...and no one working mon-fri has enough vacation/PTO time to observe His calendar and work in the world’s template...the two are that different..
And I certainly believe doctors and nurses are perfect examples of samaritans in scripture. and treating and caring for the sick is good on anyday, even the Sabbath...
But accepting the world’s calendar means accepting the world’s premises...
That seems like a silly question to those of us older than @ 55 who grew up in the U.S.A. It used to be that businesses closed on Sundays but police, firemen, doctors, nurses, etc. worked. Until relatively recently, most businesses closed on Christmas Day but that’s no longer the case.
The very orthodox Jews don’t have exceptions, never have and probably never will. They WILL let a child die rather than pick up a phone on the Sabbath. Sometimes they can find a goyem to do for them what they can’t do themselves, but in communities of only Orthodox, G*d help anyone who gets sick between sunset Friday and Sunset Saturday.
As Jesus explained, we do what needs to be done any day of the week.
God worked six days and rested on the seventh and he called it the Sabbath.
Worshipping God may not be any more than just recognizing that the seventh day is the Sabbath.
Jesus healed the sick on the Sabbath, which angered the Rabbi's who then questioned his authority to speak in the name of The Lord.
Yes, Jesus "worked" on the Sabbath, there are a handful of (or less) references to that in the Bible. Most overlook them.