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Nancy Stone's avatar

Until Trump and Covid the majority of Americans vaccinated their children to keep them safe. Trump refused to wear a mask and that set off a firestorm against government policies. I keep saying when polio comes and kills people or handicaps them for life they will wish they had been vaccinated and vaccinated their children. Polio is nothing to play around with.

willoughby's avatar

The 20th century is full of the history of Catholic resistance movements refusing to comply with the arbitrary doctrines of the totalitarian state (the previous centuries are also replete with examples).

Ned McDoodle's avatar

Simply more attention-seeking bull-scheiße that clearly violates the separation of Church and State.

Andy Andryshak's avatar

When I was a student at St.Martin’s Parish Elementary School, one of the Sisters,our teacher, said that “we don’t want government funding because they will then tell us what we can or must do.”Reflect on what we just read!!! Thank you!!!

Jacobs-Meadway Roberta's avatar

Leave it to FL to lead the way in telling religious institutions what they have to do. So much for freedom to practice one’s religion without interference from the state. And here it is in the interest of compelling religious schools to contribute to the spreading of preventable disease to vulnerable populations, contrary to religious doctrine.

It is a shame the folks in FL seem determined to empower these performing buffoons.

Donna T. Deal's avatar

So the anti-vax doctrine outweighs the First Amendment; government 'policy' has more power than the real 'right to life' movement, as vaccines promote life. This is a travesty.

Mary Wrasman's avatar

A compelling argument for why Catholic schools should not take vouchers and should not support them as a political matter. It’s hard to believe that centuries of enduring and/or cooperating with corrupt governments has taught us so little.

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MaryNYC's avatar

Has Bishop Barron said anything or will he remain silent about MAGA attacking the church yet again?

Will Wilson's avatar

Ha! We have not and will not hear from him unless it's to support the current administration. He now leads the Catholic MAGA crowd.

Geraldine G's avatar

With such concern as MAGA has for male fertility, one would expect mumps vaccine would be promoted by these officials