Pope Francis doesn't understand why people refuse to take COVID-19 vaccines, saying “humanity has a history of friendship with vaccines” and that a discussion was necessary. Francis said that there were skeptics even in the college of cardinals.
“Even in the College of Cardinals, there are some negationists,” Francis said Wednesday, en route home from Slovakia.
Francis was asked about vaccine skeptics and those who oppose vaccine mandates by a Slovakian reporter, given that some events during his four-day pilgrimage to the country were restricted to people who had gotten COVID-19 jabs. The issue is broader, however, as more and more governments adopt vaccine mandates for certain categories of workers, sparking opposition.
Significantly, Francis didn’t cite the religious objection used by some who refuse the vaccines. Some conservatives have refused to get the shots citing the remote and indirect connection to lines of cells derived from aborted fetuses.
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