Florida Bishops Push Back on Funding Threats over Vaccines

Florida bishops push back on state AG’s threat to participation in school voucher program

Michael B. Sheedy wrote in an Aug. 7 letter to Uthmeier, "We are prepared to protect our students, defend our rights, and preserve religious freedom."

Florida bishops push back on funding threats over vaccines

Florida Catholic bishops are challenging the attorney general over threats to pull school funding regarding vaccines.

Florida attorney general, Miami archbishop spar over vaccine exemptions in Catholic schools

A dispute between Florida’s Catholic bishops and the state attorney general over vaccine exemptions in Catholic schools is testing the boundaries between state law and Church authority. [...]

Florida Catholic bishops push back on state AG's threat to participation in school voucher program

(OSV News) — The Catholic bishops of Florida issued a staunch defense of their ability to determine policies for Catholic schools after Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier sent them a letter demanding that Catholic schools in the Sunshine State adopt religious exemptions to vaccine requirements or risk their ability to participate in the state’s school voucher program. Michael B. Sheedy, executive director of the Florida Conference of Cathol…

Florida attorney general, Miami archbishop spar over vaccine exemptions

A dispute between Florida’s Catholic bishops and state Attorney General James Uthmeier over vaccine exemptions in Catholic schools is testing the boundaries between state law and Church authority, with both sides arguing religious freedom is at stake.The dispute began with what Wenski described as Uthmeierʼs “veiled threat” in a July 31 letter to the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops. In it, the attorney general urged the bishops to bring C…