By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture, Feb 09, 2022
Phil Lawler has been a Catholic journalist for more than 30 years. He has edited several Catholic magazines and written eight books. Founder of Catholic World News, he is the news director and lead analyst at CatholicCulture.org. …
The Catholic bishops of Quebec are violating the religious freedom of their people. Who says so? They say so themselves!
Don’t take my word for it. Read the astonishing statement that the Quebec bishops released, responding to—and, however reluctantly, accepting—the rule that vaccination passports are required for entry into churches.
The bishops’ statement begins by welcoming the news that churches will be opened again. It then quotes the Vatican II Declaration on Religious Freedom, about the duty of the state to guard religious freedom. (As long as we’re talking about religious freedom, let’s ask the question: Why were the churches closed?) …