Pope Francis, a vaccine activist who earlier called for more COVID-19 shots to be made available worldwide, now says taking the experimental shots is …
Pope Francis, a vaccine activist who earlier called for more COVID-19 shots to be made available worldwide, now says taking the experimental shots is a good thing because it’s “an act of love.” He explained, “Getting the vaccines that are authorized by the respective authorities is an act of love… Love to oneself, and love for one’s family and friends.” In online videos, he said, in a message recorded in Spanish, that “thanks to God’s grace and the work of many we now have vaccines to protect us from COVID-19.” Of course, that was only partly accurate, as many experts as assessing the vaccines as offering very little help in fighting off the new variants of COVID-19 that have become prevalent around the world. According to Politico, Francis has “significant” influence over the 1.3 billion Catholics around the globe. He earlier had lobbied for shots to be made available to more people, especially those in the developing world. At the time, he said, “They bring us hope that the pandemic may end, but only if they are available to all and if we collaborate with one another.
