By Joshua Charles, The Stream, August 23, 2021
Joshua Charles is a former White House speechwriter for Vice President Mike Pence, a No. 1 New York Times best-selling author, historian, columnist, writer/ghostwriter, and public speaker. …
“Thus says the Lord God, Behold, I am against the shepherds; and I will require my sheep at their hand.” (Ezekiel 34:10)
When I arrived at the White House to work as a writer in 2020, I immediately inquired as to the status of Operation Warp Speed. I was very concerned that many of the vaccines being produced were being developed using cell lines derived from aborted children.
One scholar I worked with provided me a letter written to FDA Commissioner Steven Hahn in April 2020. That letter was signed by several Catholic Bishops — some on behalf of the USCCB. They included:
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Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann (Chairman, USCCB Committee on Pro-Life Activities).
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Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades (Chairman of the USCCB Committee on Doctrine).
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Bishop John F. Doerfler (Chairman, USCCB Subcommittee on Healthcare Issues). And
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Archbishop Paul S. Coakley (Chairman, USCCB Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development). …