Pope on COVID vaccines says health care a 'moral obligation'

[dalton99a]

https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-pope-francis-health-religion-093068b2ca50eb1680f8c440cff1fd18

Pope on COVID vaccines says health care a ‘moral obligation’
By NICOLE WINFIELD

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis suggested Monday that getting vaccinated against the coronavirus was a “moral obligation” and denounced how people had been swayed by “baseless information” to refuse one of the most effective measures to save lives during the pandemic.

Francis used some of his strongest words yet calling for people to get vaccinated in a speech to ambassadors accredited to the Holy See, an annual event in which he sets out the Vatican’s foreign policy goals for the year.

Francis, 85, has generally shied away from speaking about vaccination as a “moral obligation,” though his COVID-19 advisors have referred to it as a “moral responsibility.” Rather, Francis has termed vaccination as “an act of love” and that refusing to get inoculated was “suicidal.”

On Monday he went a step further, saying that individuals had a responsibility to care for themselves “and this translates into respect for the health of those around us. Health care is a moral obligation,” he asserted.

[JustAnotherGen]

1. Needs people to tithe

Is the Catholic Church's theme for 2022.

He lost me with the "being childless even by chance" is selfish.

If too many Catholics die - their funds will go down.

That said - shouldn't take the Pope to make people use common sense and to listen to the gift to humanity - scientists.

[Achilleaze]

2. * unless you are a Republican

In which case it's an opportunity to tell dangerous lies to the American people.

[Hortensis]

3. Glad to hear it. Still soft pedaling, gently, which suggests the depth of

the volatility and craziness of this era around the planet. Catholics too.

That old curse, "May you live in interesting times." Whoever first said it probably wasn't joking at all. How ironic that we're also living through incredible advances benefiting all mankind.

[leftstreet]

4. lol the "selfish people don't have kids" didn't go so well?