Medical advice from bishop falls flat from his higher moral ground

Bishop Phonsie Cullinan said Gardasil is only 70% safe, however, the worst that can be said against the vaccine is that it isn’t 100% effective, writes Terry Prone.

DEAR Bishop Cullinan,

Unlike most of what you’ve experienced in the last few days, this isn’t an attack. It’s a free gift of professional advice, because I figure you may not have access to a good media trainer. The Catholic Hierarchy, which once embraced media training, backed away from it over the last 30 years. Which is a pity, because the church veers between two choices: 1) being absent or 2) face-planting through lack of applicable skills.