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The bishops suggested that Catholics should “prefer†the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines because they have a less direct link to abortions.
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Health Minister Christian Dubé has criticized the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops for its advice on the vaccine.
The bishops suggested that Catholics should “prefer†the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines because they are more “morally acceptable†than those produced by AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson.
“I strongly denounce the declaration of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops”, Dubé said via Twitter . “I invite all Quebecers to trust our experts and those around the world: all the vaccines we administer are effective.
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In a note published on its website , the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops offers immunization advice to church members.
The bishops claim that the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines “do not use cell lines derived from abortions in their development and production of the vaccine, but in some of their final testing processes they used cell lines derived from unethical way.
“These two vaccines currently available in Canada may be morally acceptable to Catholics, as the link to abortion is extremely remote,†the bishops said.
“Unlike these vaccines, the AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson vaccines have used cell lines derived from abortions in their development, production and confirmatory testing.”
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The bishops conclude that “when given the choice between receiving different vaccines, the vaccine least related to cell lines resulting from abortions should always be preferred and chosen when possible.
“This means that given the vaccine options currently approved in Canada, if / when given a choice, one should choose to receive the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine rather than the AstraZeneca or Johnson & Johnson vaccine. “
Quoting Vatican advice , the bishops said that if no vaccine choice is available, the AstraZeneca or Johnson & Johnson vaccine “can be used in good conscience with the certainty that the use of such vaccines does not constitute formal cooperation with the abortion”.
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