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 + JMJ   So I received my vaccine in June 2021, so depending on which particular YouTube (YT) celebrity you follow, a sizable portion of my family and myself will die in 3 to 15 months. I have had some colds and my normal collection of allergic reactions to pollen, dust and conspiracy theory (sorry just had to add that one). However, I am not concerned about the morality of being vaccinated with the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines.  I am concerned about the state of the Church, its crisis and how I respond to it. The writings of Skojec continue what appears to be an unhealthy spin and I have seen it in others who pour themselves into combatting the crisis of the Church, get all chewed up and pooped out (exhausted).   Once again, I thank the priest to advised me to keep my cup full ( see below: Spiritual Nourishment for Spiritual Warfare link ). P^3

 + JMJ  I occurred to me that it might be useful to pull together a collection of all the research that I have done on the topic of vaccines and the moral theology behind making a decision to be or not to be vaccinated. Series - Fetal Cell Lines and Vaccines (link) : This is my first dive into the issue of vaccines that are tainted by the use of cell lines derived from aborted (ie murdered) babies. Series - Making Moral Vaccine Decisions(link) : This series contains my deep dive into the making decisions concerning vaccination.  This would apply to both the SARS-CoV-2 vaccines as well as others that use cell lines derived from aborted (ie murdered) babies.  For easier reference, I have created a 'summary' post that contains links to all the articles: Key Posts from Making Moral Vaccine Decisions (link). Series - Vaccines(link) : A variety of posts dealing with vaccine related issues that surfaced over the past couple of years. Series - SSPX Practical Vaccine Consider...

 + JMJ  For quick reference to the vaccine articles.   P^3   +++     New Article Series: Making Moral Vaccine Decisions   Making Moral Vaccine Decisions - Part A: Guiding Principles   Making Moral Vaccine Decisions - Part B: Situation   Making Moral Vaccine Decisions - Part C: Moral Issues   Making Moral Vaccine Decisions - Part D: Vaccine Safety and Efficacy   Making Moral Vaccine Decisions - Part E: Vaccines In Canada   Making Moral Vaccine Decisions - Part F: Our Obligations   Making Moral Vaccine Decisions - Part G: Conclusion and Resources   Making Moral Vaccine Decisions - Part H: Responses to Comments by L Fischer --- Update A   Making Moral Vaccine Decisions - Part i: Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops   Making Moral Vaccine Decisions - Part J: How to Vaccinate Like a Catholic Making Moral Vaccine Decisions - Part K: Roberto de Mattei: Is the COVID vaccine morally licit for Catholics?...

 + JMJ  This is an excerpt from my addendum to Open Letter to Confused Traditional Catholics (link) . The topic seemed appropriate to attach this series. P^3

 + JMJ   A member of the SuscipeDomine forum ( link to post ) repeated a claim that:  Pfizer Confirms Covid-Vaccinated People Can “Shed” Spike Protein and Can Harm the Unvaccinated October 4, 2021 https://www.algora.com/Algora_blog/2021/10/04/pfizer-confirms-covid-vaccinated-people-can-shed-spike-protein-and-can-harm-the-unvaccinated I really like claims like this because they are relatively easy to fact-check.  First, the document that was tweeted was a small section of the clinical trial protocol, that can be found here: https://cdn.pfizer.com/pfizercom/2020-11/C4591001_Clinical_Protocol_Nov2020.pdf .  The title for section 8 includes Study Assessments and Procedure and the quotation was from section 8.3.5 starting on page 67. I noticed that everything in that section is centred around the "Study Intervention".  After some review the "study intervention" is the shot that was provided.  Given this is a blinded clinical trial, that two shots contained ...

 + JMJ Introduction  My open letter attracted a fair amount of attention ( see original article here - link ).  My motivation for writing it was, in part, due to the publication of the 'Open Letter by 12 Traditionalists' ( see my critique here - link )  and in the other part my frustration with the bad decisions that I have seen being made across the blogosphere and by friends over the decades. There are a few points that merit a bit deeper dive: Sede-Vacantism Our Duty of State Setting aside St. Thomas due to a perceived 'sensus fidei' Sede-Vacantism Personally, I don't have anything against the sede-vacantists. In fact, some of the ones that I have encountered in the blogosphere have been both extremely polite and intelligent. That doesn't change the fact that I find their reasoning to be flawed and I have seen it played out to its logical end by people who were well meaning but couldn't keep it all together.  I have in mind one person who, within the spac...

 + JMJ  So another set of 'Prominent Catholics' has put forth their opinion on that position of the SSPX on the use of morally tainted vaccines. There are some alarming things in the article, not because of the position of the SSPX, but because of how far from right reason and principles the authors have departed. So ... let's get into it shall we??? Recall the information guiding all arguments and considerations that the novel COVID vaccine in many cases involves the harvesting of cell lines from aborted children(in development and/or testing). According to insider reports, even viable children are taken alive from the womb and dissected alive, without anesthesia(!). In this respect, the clarity of Auxiliary Bishop Athanasius Schneider ("cannibalism", "beginning of the apocalypse")must be considered exemplary. The facts are simple, in the mRNA vaccines we cooperate remotely in the act of murder of two separate children. The other acts are related in tha...

 + JMJ I've read some articles and noticed that quite a few are concerned about the number of deaths attributed to a COVID vaccine. In the states there are somewhere between 13,000 and 14,000 reported deaths attributed to a vaccine. In Canada the number is in the 40's. Yes, you read correctly. What is missing here is the denominator: 192,000,000 That is the number that google spit out at me this evening. US deaths  due to vaccine reaction: 14,000 / 192,000,000 = 0.00007292 or 0.007292% Context means a lot and people who quote only the numerator are telling half truths or in this case 0.007% of the truth. P^3 +++ Comments: November 8, 2021:Hi Tradical They say the benefits outweigh the risks. So there are risks and you can't sue the killer. Hmmmm. The WEF has people brainwashed. That's right, as I understand it, in order for the companies to produce a vaccine within a year, they asked for the government to protect them. So ... if you get vaxxed and have a serious advers...

 + JMJ This is the original mind numbingly long article that I wrote. I realized that it was too much for a first time read so created Part 1 as a summary.  P^3  I stopped following LifeSite quite a while ago, but an article popped up and was so counter-intuitive it merited a 'FACT CHECK' ( If you get the Pfizer vax, you're more likely to get COVID, link ).  Meaning, that if their claim was correct, I would have to alter my conclusions about the efficacy of the various vaccines being administered to the populace. Caveat: I see that they have "UPDATED" stamped on the article so I'll need to see what changed and whether or not I need to withdraw my application for the job of LifeSite News Fact Checker.  Just kidding, I am way too busy to do that. By the way, the first problem I encountered what that their citation didn't lead to the correct document. It led to the briefing presentation and  I had to surf for about 20 minutes to find the correct document. I a...

 + JMJ  A while back LifeSite News posted an article (link) claiming that the Pfizer vaccine made people more susceptible to the vaccine.  So I dug into the papers and spent about 8hrs+ to check into their claims.  I did the math and mapped out my results (attached). My conclusion is that, the data does not claim what they think it claims.  The placebo incidence rate was about 140 cases / 1000 person years.  When the placebo group was immunized, those not previously infected, had an incidence of 52 cases per 1000 person years. Last time I checked, 52 is still less than 140. P^3 P.S. A more detailed version of this containing my ramblings etc will follow tomorrow.   Study / Group State Cases Surveillance Time Population Incidence Study A Grp A Vaccine 77 6.092 19711 12.6 Placebo 833 5.857 19741 142.2 Study A Grp B Vaccine ...

 + JMJ I was asked this question and because I had been focused on the morality and safety it took me back a bit. When I recovered from my surprise, my answer was simple: For my wife, children and mother. There are other people that factor into this, but that was my answer.  First, if my children got COVID-19, I'd have to care for them and I couldn't risk being sick as well.   Second, my mother lives in an assisted living facility.  She and the rest of the occupants of the building are immunized, but and it is a big BUT , the residents are elderly.  I know two important things: Vaccines are ineffective for about 5% of people, The immune response for immuno-compromised people (including the elderly) may be shorter. Meaning the protection reduces over time.  So, while my personal risk from contracting COVID-19 is relatively small, I am concerned about the people that I have contact with and especially those who are more at risk. There you have it, the...

 + JMJ Caveat: This is a long and someone convoluted post.  It was originally my original 'part 3' but I realized that as I did the deep data dive, it became way too long and wrote the shorter part 3 that is currently posted.  I didn't want to lose all the work I did, so I've cleaned it up a bit and posted more as a draft copy for the record.  Introduction  This part of the series is by request of a reader who wanted to know more about how I assessed the safety and efficacy of the vaccines. Since it has been a number of months, I am going to walk through a redo assessment. In our town's care home and assisted living facility all forty+ residents are immunized and there were no significant adverse reactions and no deaths that resulted.  However, a friend of ours witnessed some major adverse reactions and at least one that seems to result in death(btw: I found an adverse reaction that seem to match in Canada's databse). So while our experiences may differ, t...