Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas, told the Crux news site that he had hoped for a stronger Vatican message of opposition to the use of fetal tissues in vaccines. The acceptance of Covid vaccines that used fetal tissues was a “lost opportunity,” he said. Stacy Trascancos, who works with Bishop Strickland, said that Catholics “have t find a way to put pressure on pharmaceutical companies to stop using aborted fetal cells in research.”