Pope Francis condemned “baseless” ideological misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, backing national immunization campaigns and calling health care a moral obligation. | Reuters
“It is therefore important to continue the effort to immunize the general population as much as possible.”
“Sadly, we are finding increasingly that we live in a world of strong ideological divides. Frequently, people let themselves be influenced by the ideology of the moment, often bolstered by baseless information or poorly documented facts,” he said. By saying that “health care is a moral obligation” in the context of a speech supporting vaccinations, Pope Francis appeared to be responding to Catholics and other Christians, particularly in the United States, who say they have a religion-based right of conscientious objection to vaccines.
He renewed his appeal for the equitable distribution of vaccines to poor nations, saying that “monopolistic rules” regarding patents should be put aside for the greater good.Pope Francis also reiterated his defense of migrants, saying each country should accept as many as possible and that responsibility for their integration should be shared.
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