I think the reasons we saw through it all are varied and complex. My faith was a big part of it for me but for others, they listened to the advice of the Vatican and felt they were 'doing their part', i.e., it made them feel noble and selfless. A deacon at my church fell into this category. Sadly, his son, in his 30's just recently died …
I think the reasons we saw through it all are varied and complex. My faith was a big part of it for me but for others, they listened to the advice of the Vatican and felt they were 'doing their part', i.e., it made them feel noble and selfless. A deacon at my church fell into this category. Sadly, his son, in his 30's just recently died of a stroke - otherwise healthy, fit and active. I don't know for a fact that he was vaxxed but he traveled a fair bit between Canada and the US so that and what I knew of his family tells me he was.
I was fortunate enough to be pointed to a podcast where a Franciscan Monk, in a respectful manner criticized the church for meddling in medicine saying that the aim of the church was saving souls not giving medical advice. He made other excellent points as well and he's one of the reasons I stayed vaxx free.
I too bought into the narrative at the very beginning but began to see more clearly by about April/May of 2020.
I'm used to doing medical research even before the internet due to some prior illnesses being misdiagnosed or complex and difficult to diagnose. Libraries and card catalogues existed long before Dr. Google.
I think the reasons we saw through it all are varied and complex. My faith was a big part of it for me but for others, they listened to the advice of the Vatican and felt they were 'doing their part', i.e., it made them feel noble and selfless. A deacon at my church fell into this category. Sadly, his son, in his 30's just recently died of a stroke - otherwise healthy, fit and active. I don't know for a fact that he was vaxxed but he traveled a fair bit between Canada and the US so that and what I knew of his family tells me he was.
I was fortunate enough to be pointed to a podcast where a Franciscan Monk, in a respectful manner criticized the church for meddling in medicine saying that the aim of the church was saving souls not giving medical advice. He made other excellent points as well and he's one of the reasons I stayed vaxx free.
I too bought into the narrative at the very beginning but began to see more clearly by about April/May of 2020.
I'm used to doing medical research even before the internet due to some prior illnesses being misdiagnosed or complex and difficult to diagnose. Libraries and card catalogues existed long before Dr. Google.