By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture - “There is no basis for a priest to issue a religious exemption to the vaccine.” That is the message from the top brass of the New York archdiocese... That message is wrong: factually wrong, theologically wrong, morally wrong... The archdiocesan memo cited the “directives” of Pope Francis, who—the chancery officials noted—has said that it is “morally acceptable” to take the Covid vaccine. “Cardinal Dolan has said the same”