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The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops released a statement raising ethical concerns because the Johnson & Johnson vaccine uses an abortion-derived cell line in its development and production. The letter was written by one of the committee chairs, but from there the USCCB decided to send it. to all the dioceses of the country. Some say that if given the option, choose Moderna or Pfizer over Johnson & Johnson. The Archdiocese of Cincinnati has taken a more cautious and neutral approach. New Orleans, Saint Louis, Pittsburgh and other places called it “morally compromised”. Almost half a million people make up the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Archbishop Dennis Schnurr sent the letter to all priests in the archdiocese but offered no further comment. Pfizer and Moderna also used cells derived from the fetus in testing, but not in their vaccines. Johnson & Johnson issued this statement to one of our sister stations saying, “There is no fetal tissue in the vaccine. We are able to manufacture hundreds of millions of doses using our system. altered cell lines. ” “I think each person has to make an individual choice of what they are comfortable with but what we do know is that there is a limited vaccine. Currently all three will save lives,” the commissioner said. Hamilton County Health Officer Greg Kesterman Pope Francis has said getting vaccinated is essential to saving lives and urged Catholics not to refuse any vaccine if it is available.
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops released a statement raising ethical concerns because the Johnson & Johnson vaccine uses an abortion-derived cell line in its development and production.
The letter was written by one of the chairmen of the committee, but from there the USCCB decided to send it to all the dioceses in the country.
Some say if you have the option, choose Moderna or Pfizer over Johnson & Johnson.
The Archdiocese of Cincinnati has taken a more cautious and neutral approach. New Orleans, Saint Louis, Pittsburgh and other places called it “morally compromised”
Almost half a million people make up the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. Archbishop Dennis Schnurr sent the letter to all priests in the archdiocese but offered no further comment.
Pfizer and Moderna also used cells derived from the fetus in testing, but not in their vaccines.
Johnson & Johnson released this statement to one of our sister stations saying:
“There is no fetal tissue in the vaccine. We are able to manufacture hundreds of millions of doses using our engineered cell line system.”
“I think each person has to make an individual choice of what they are comfortable with, but what we do know is that there is a limited vaccine. Right now all three will save lives, â€said Hamilton County Health Commissioner Greg Kesterman.
Pope Francis has said getting the vaccine is essential for saving lives and urged Catholics not to refuse any vaccine if it is available.
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