The pushback on vaccines is almost entirely the result of the dogmatic, condescending, & Orwellian bullying of parents around the time of Covid. It's not the Church's fault, but I do hope that even if they choose to uphold those vaccine standards, the individual schools will treat the concerns of the parents with kindness, respect, and c…
The pushback on vaccines is almost entirely the result of the dogmatic, condescending, & Orwellian bullying of parents around the time of Covid. It's not the Church's fault, but I do hope that even if they choose to uphold those vaccine standards, the individual schools will treat the concerns of the parents with kindness, respect, and curiosity. Parent's rights are important in Catholic social teaching, and I think the bioethicist made that clear alongside obligations to the common good.
Thank you, JD and Michelle, for your thoughtful and respectful tone. I just wish...that both groups would listen to the legitimate concerns on either side, and that there could be a transparent solution. The real problem here isn't the Church's response (well, other than cancelling Masses during Covid, but I digress), it's the dehumanizing way that these conversations are conducted. It's how pervasive comments like this were in 2021, "For the unvaccinated, we are looking at a winter of severe illness and death. For themselves, their families and the hospitals that will soon be overwhelmed." It's a reminder of how important it is not to abuse institutional trust, and that analogy can be extended to the Church, too.
The pushback on vaccines is almost entirely the result of the dogmatic, condescending, & Orwellian bullying of parents around the time of Covid. It's not the Church's fault, but I do hope that even if they choose to uphold those vaccine standards, the individual schools will treat the concerns of the parents with kindness, respect, and curiosity. Parent's rights are important in Catholic social teaching, and I think the bioethicist made that clear alongside obligations to the common good.
Thank you, JD and Michelle, for your thoughtful and respectful tone. I just wish...that both groups would listen to the legitimate concerns on either side, and that there could be a transparent solution. The real problem here isn't the Church's response (well, other than cancelling Masses during Covid, but I digress), it's the dehumanizing way that these conversations are conducted. It's how pervasive comments like this were in 2021, "For the unvaccinated, we are looking at a winter of severe illness and death. For themselves, their families and the hospitals that will soon be overwhelmed." It's a reminder of how important it is not to abuse institutional trust, and that analogy can be extended to the Church, too.