SAMPLE BULLETIN AND PULPIT ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR PARISHES
THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC BIOETHICS CENTER:
NCBC Statement on COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
NCBC Catholic Teaching and Vaccine Exemption resource
! NCBC Vaccine Exemption Template Letter
PODCAST! NCBC ethicist John Di Camillo joins Joe Zalot to discuss the National Catholic Bioethics Center’s response to institutions––including Catholic institutions––mandating COVID-19 vaccines. Click HERE to listen.
Vaccinations and School-Aged Children by Dr. John DiCamillo, NCBC Ethicist
The Rhetoric of Vaccine Hesitancy by Dr. Joseph Meaney
! "Vaccine Mandates and Catholic Colleges" - Making Sense Out of Bioethics - Fr. Tad Pacholczyk
"Should I Get Vaccinated?" - Making Sense Out of Bioethics - Fr. Tad Pacholczyk
"Shoud We Take Whatever Vaccine is Offered?" - Making Sense Out of Bioethics - Fr. Tad Pacholczyk
"Must Catholics Refuse a COVID-19 Vaccine Made with a Cell Line from an Abortion?" - Making Sense Out of Bioethics - Fr. Tad Pacholczyk:
Points to Consider on the Use of COVID-19 Vaccines - The Ethicists of The National Catholic Bioethics Center
The Ethics of COVID-19 Vaccine Passports - Dr. Joseph Meaney, NCBC President
"Parents Should Not Be Coerced Into Vaccinating Kids" - Dr. John Di Camillo, NCBC Ethicist
THE CATHOLIC FREE PRESS
Interview (5-7-21): Bishop Discusses COVID Vaccines
Editorial (5-14-21): Discern with Prayer, Research, and Moral Principles
UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS:
Moral Considerations Regarding the new COVID-19 Vaccines
The chairmen of the U.S. Bishops Committee on Doctrine and Committee on Pro-Life Activities released a joint statement addressing the ethical concerns regarding the COVID-19 vaccines. This is a very clear and informative resource on a topic about which many people have questions. READ THE FULL DOCUMENT HERE.
USCCB Statement on the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine (March 2021)
Answers to Key Ethical Questions About COVID-19 Vaccines - USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities
CLICK HERE TO LEARN HOW TO ADVOCATE FOR ETHICAL VACCINES
Write thoughtful, respectful letters to medical providers, pharmacies, vaccine manufacturers (sample letters and contact information for pharmaceutical companies can be found by clicking on the above link)
THE HOLY SEE:
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith - Note on the morality of using some anti-COVID-19 vaccines
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith - Instruction Dignitas Personae on certain bioethical questions
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Article: "University Mandates Violate Medical Ethics" by Dr. Aaron Kehriarty and Professor Gerard Bradley, The Wall Street Journal, June 14, 2021
How College COVID Vaccine Mandates Put Students in Danger - Bostom et al., The Federalist, 7/5/21