Catholic leaders raised moral concerns over COVID vaccines. Here s how S.F. s archbishop weighed in
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Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone speaks to Catholic parishioners at City Hall before leading a procession to St, Mary s Cathedral to protest against coronavirus restrictions in San Francisco, Calif., on Sunday, September 20, 2020.Scott Strazzante / The Chronicle
Two of the country’s most powerful Catholic leaders said Tuesday that the use of fetal stem cells in the manufacturing process of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine raises “moral concerns,” a position that is at odds with the Vatican and California’s Catholic conference, which support all vaccines.
A statue of missionary and Catholic saint, Father Junipero Serra, being toppled in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park on June 19, 2020. A separate statue of Serra was defaced and toppled by vandals at Mission San Rafael Arcangel in San Rafael, California, on Oct. 12, 2020. | Joe Rivano Barros/Twitter
Months after the statue of a Catholic saint was vandalized and toppled by rioters, activists are calling on a California district attorney to drop charges against the perpetrators.
On Columbus Day last year, referred to by some as Indigenous People’s Day, a group of vandals toppled a statue of St. Junipero Serra located outside the Mission San Rafael in San Rafael, California. As The Christian Post previously reported, five people were “arrested on vandalism charges for knocking over the Serra statue, leaving only the feet attached to the base.”
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Nation’s first human-composting funeral home is now open in the state of Washington
In California, where the massive number of COVID-19 deaths has inundated funeral homes, one legislator hopes the Golden State becomes the next place to legalize the process of converting bodies into soil. A example vessel that is used in the natural organic reduction process created by Recompose. Photo by Sabel Roizen
February 10, 2021
LOS ANGELES (RNS) As the nation’s first human-composting funeral home is now operational in the state of Washington, death care specialists say this new and environmentally friendly procedure is crucial as mortuaries fill up and people seek more sustainable practices.
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — As the nation’s first human-composting funeral home is now operational in the state of Washington, death care specialists say this new and environmentally friendly procedure is