Ethics and Pandemics

In collaboration with the International Association for Catholic Bioethics, Salt + Light Media presents this three-part series that will look at questions of morality and ethics, of solidarity and subsidiarity and will explore how the Church must respond to the increased demand for healthcare based on the Catholic understanding of the common good.

Unmasking Vaccines: What does the Church Teach?

Do we have an ethical duty to be vaccinated and are COVID-19 vaccines morally acceptable? This panel conversation addresses moral and ethical concerns about vaccines from the perspective of the Catholic understanding of the common good.

Lost but Not Forgotten: Who Has This Pandemic Left Behind?

The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected certain populations: people in low-income neighbourhoods and in poor countries, persons with disabilities, essential workers and the elderly, among others. This panel conversation asks why and what we, as Christians, can do to help.

Breaking the Chain: What Have We Learned?

Questions about the cause of this pandemic force us to reflect on the topics of integral ecology and environmental ethics. How can we prevent future pandemics and ensure the well-being of human populations and the natural ecology? This panel conversation focuses on ethical lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic.