Most Rev. Anthony Fisher, Archdiocese of Sydney: Come Home to Mass! (December 13, 2020)… Read the rest
Month: December 2020 (Page 2 of 3)
All Praise be to Allah, and may His Blessings and Peace Be on His Messenger
Before addressing the particulars of this matter, it is warranted to mention some of the universals and maxims that govern it, including:
- The preservation of life is of the highest objectives of Sharia; for it, Allah has permitted, for someone who is compelled, the consumption of carcasses and even the utterance of words of disbelief.
Originally published in Crisis Magazine
On the moral illicitness of the use of vaccines made from cells derived from aborted human fetuses
In recent weeks, news agencies and various information sources have reported that, in response to the Covid-19 emergency, some countries have produced vaccines using cell lines from aborted human fetuses.… Read the rest
[Originally published by Public Discourse: The Journal of the Witherspoon Institute]
It is not possible to properly love a person and act so as to unnecessarily jeopardize their health. If by the minimal burden of wearing a mask, we can potentially protect others from grave illness, then it seems we have a moral obligation to wear a mask.… Read the rest
“We will not accept your vaccine so you can slow down, because whenever you bring it out, it’s for your people. You give it to them because we are not accepting death. You are the very representative of death itself: the pale horse. … Read the rest
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many healthcare systems worried that they would face very severe shortages which could significantly affect clinical decision making for physicians, patients and families. Shortages of ICU beds and ventilators created very real concerns about how to properly ration them, which led to wrenching life-and death-decisions.… Read the rest
The UK has become the first nation to approve a Covid vaccine. But how can vaccines be safe, when they have been produced so quickly? Could they make you infertile? And haven’t they been developed using cells from abortions? Immunologist and ordained minister in the Church of England Jocelyn Downey responds to the concerns he’s seen on social media
Fearmongering can have far-reaching consequences.… Read the rest
RCBC Letter December 2 (December 2, 2020)… Read the rest