Bishop apologises for 'causing upset' over HPV vaccine comments saying: 'I was not fully informed'

Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan has apologised for "causing upset" with his comments on HPV vaccines.

Mon, 02 Oct, 2017 - 13:09

Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan has apologised for "causing upset" with his comments on HPV vaccines.

Bishop of Waterford and Lismore had said last week that giving the injection to 12-year-old girls to guard against the human papilloma virus could lead to promiscuity.

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