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Fitness Influencer Pope Francis “Owns” “Antivaxxers.”
By Cindy Sheehan
Mar 20, 2024
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Yep, I’m rushing out to get my first Hokey-pokey because this paragon of health called me names.
FROM X:
So, Pope Francis has some strong words for the ‘anti-vaxxers.’ He’s calling refusal to get the COVID jab an “almost suicidal act of denial.” Basically, he’s saying it’s pretty reckless to reject the vaccine. He didn’t stop there. He took a jab (pun intended) at Cardinal Raymond Burke, who was against the shots but ended up hospitalized with COVID. Francis basically said, “See, even some of the big shots among the bishops got hit hard.” And he’s not thrilled about how some folks spread fear and confusion about the vaccines. You know, saying stuff like there are microchips in the shots or claiming it’s just water in those vials. He thinks all that talk just made people freak out. But, he’s been a big supporter of the jabs from the get-go. He sees them as a game-changer in this whole pandemic mess. Though, he didn’t mention the concerns about side effects that some people have raised.
Harkening back to the olden days of “science denial” and all that happy-crappy B.S., what are the death squad Pope’s credentials? Is he an MD? Biologist? Researcher? Is he even a veterinarian?
He has been very ill lately, so he may be Hokey-pokey injured, or they ran out of the blood of virgins at the Vatican?
I don’t know, but it would be great if he would just STFU.
Cindy Lee Sheehan is an American anti-war activist, whose son, U.S. Army Specialist Casey Sheehan, was killed by enemy action during the Iraq War. She attracted national and international media attention in August 2005 for her extended antiwar protest at a makeshift camp outside President George W. Bush’s Texas ranch—a stand that drew both passionate support and criticism. Sheehan ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 2008. She was a vocal critic of President Barack Obama’s foreign policy. Her memoir, Peace Mom: A Mother’s Journey Through Heartache to Activism, was published in 2006. In an interview with The Daily Beast in 2017, Sheehan continued to hold her critical views towards George W. Bush, while also criticizing the militarism of Donald Trump.
Ms.Sheehan was the 2012 vice-presidential nominee of the Peace and Freedom Party, and received 1.2% of the statewide vote in the 2014 California gubernatorial election.
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