Catholic Leader Issues Vaccine Mandate Across Australian Diocese

Catholic Leader Issues Vaccine Mandate Across Australian Diocese
A large wooden cross is seen outside the closed Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Earlwood in Sydney, Australia, on April 12, 2020. Mark Kolbe/Getty Images
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The Archbishop of Brisbane Mark Coleridge has issued a strongly worded ultimatum for all catholic priests within his diocese to be fully vaccinated by Dec. 15.

Clergy failing to receive the jab will need to show cause or face immediate suspension, according to a letter obtained by The Australian.

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