Act of love
Re: Best, worst of times for abortion debate (Peter Stockland, Sept. 12):
Mr. Stockland’s observations are, as usual, insightful, thoughtful and poignant.
I am however perplexed by his concluding paragraph. While I acknowledge that the
Church discerns that vaccination is “a matter of individual conscience,” also
note that the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith dismisses the
objections some individual Christians have regarding the morality of using some
of the COVID-19 vaccines. More recently, Pope Francis has stated: “Being
vaccinated with vaccines authorized by the competent authorities is an act of
love. And contributing to ensure the majority of people are vaccinated is an act
of love.”