Serving Christ and Connecting Catholics in Western North Carolina
With COVID-19 cases again spiking due to the Delta variant, vaccine mandates are becoming more common in schools and workplaces. This has led to debate over the ethics of such mandates and whether Catholics should be afforded a religious exemption. Confusion has arisen due to conflicting messages being put out by different U.S. bishops.
“And who knows if you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” These are the words spoken to Queen Esther in the Old Testament, when she is being asked to risk the wrath of her husband the king in order to save the lives of the Israelites.