Being vaccinated against Covid-19 is morally acceptable, the Vatican deemed, after some anti-abortion groups raised concerns about how the vaccines were manufactured.
« It is morally acceptable to receive Covid-19 vaccines that have used cell lines from aborted fetuses in their research and production process, » the note said. The statement was issued and signed by the head of the Congregation in response to several requests for guidelines regarding the use of the vaccine. There have been some disagreements within the clergy regarding the ethics of taking a Covid-19 vaccine because it had used tissue retrieved from two abortions that took place in the last century. The abortion connection, which had prompted a number of Bishops to voice their opposition to the vaccine, has now been rejected by the Vatican and by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops.
