- The Catholic Thing - https://www.thecatholicthing.org -

Conscience and COVID vaccines

When it comes to vaccine mandates in the Church — some dioceses in favor and others not — we see a house divided. While Church teaching on conscience is not unclear and has been restated by the Vatican, the USCCB, and other bishops, it is strange to see some dioceses and Catholic institutions adopt the language of the world and speak of mandated vaccines without reference to conscience protections and religious liberty. [1]