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.

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.

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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