Thankyou so much for this article and well done to Reverend Zac Veron.
We had similar problems in UK with churches closing their doors which didn’t even happen during the Black Death. We had the Archbishop of Canterbury and indeed the Pope saying Jesus would want us to be vaccinated.
As a paediatrician and a grandmother, I was especially horrified when we were being told that children should be vaccinated to protect their grandparents.
All credit to Sydney Anglican Synod for reflecting on this terrible period of time.
Prayers Love and wholehearted support to the Sydney Anglican Synod and Rev. Zac Veron from Sue Van Gaal, St John the Baptist Catholic Parish. Koo Wee Rup Vic. I am one of thousands of RNs who chose to walk away from our Nursing Careers, myself after 63 years of passionate caring. In my opinion the world has experienced the most
blatant example of medical betrayal in the history of medicine.
I was a Sydney Anglican in my youth, whilst at University and for a short time after I was married. I’ve always been grateful for a fantastic grounding in Scripture and for the consistent biblical teaching I received, both from my local church and many others. I agree that looking back is a good thing, so that the church can alter its behaviour in the future. It’s certainly a start but one that’s very late indeed.
However, nothing about the whole covid drama made sense to me and how the churches, particularly in my experience, the Sydney Anglicans behaved. All of my Sydney friends (except two, outside the church) accepted the narrative and abused others if they didn’t obey or were against it. The way the church followed the Govt directives like a group of sheep was horrifying to me and I had a non Christian friend mention the history of church people going into danger to help others that were sick and suffering.
If those outside the church knew how we’ve behaved in the past, and thus how we should behave in the present, why didn’t the current church?
If any leaders inside these churches had the courage to stand against the Govt narrative and speak up, even to the point of being fined or arrested, then others would have joined them. Courage is contagious and only requires a few to start. That’s how the gospel spread after the resurrection. If all the church leaders in Sydney or anywhere else, got together and told the Govt they were never going to close their churches, they would have been heard and people would have supported them. And most of all, If they’d bothered to seek real, immunological, well research medical advice, instead of propaganda, they’d never have agreed to any of it. Many Drs were in fact against it at the beginning, but the most vocal won the cigars.
The medical profession are completely responsible for not doing their own research and for accepting the narrative of the likes of Fauci and others who were behind it all. Australia didn’t need to join the rest of the world. We’re an island and should have behaved as one when it came to others pushing us to make such drastic changes to our previously determined pandemic response.
The whole affair was about money and those involved became rich and the rest of those who believed the lies are now living with the extreme consequences, that in many instances cannot be healed.
Is the church, whatever the denomination, going to pay for the health issues so many are now experiencing from the shots? Are they going to support the families who lost their loved ones? Are they willing to pay the price for their distinct lack of faith in the God who promises to guide us and care for us in all situations?
As our leaders, they’ll be judged more harshly. Are they really ready for such a judgment? and are they going to repent properly? in front of the entire country, so that Christians in Australia will trust them again? If they don’t, they’ll definitely just do it all again. Once you behave based on what others may say about you, without referring to the Word of God, you’re more likely to do it again, no matter the circumstances. Being children of the God who saves in Jesus Christ, isn’t the life of a coward. The leaders in the church are responsible to teach, encourage and act, so that the rest can know, understand and be courageous beside each other together.
This is so encouraging thanks. We have been calling out the Church's failures since November 2021 on the Health and Truth platform https://www.healthandtruth.org - most recently in our conference in Northern Ireland in September 2025.
This was our CEO Dr Liz Evans speaking on "The Church's Response to COVID - A Violation Of Medical Ethics And Abandonment of Faith" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5wj0solf7k
This response is encouraging. The real and fearless leadership was best demonstrated by Canadian Albertan priest Arthur Pawlowski. Where were such ministers to be found in Australia?
Thankyou so much for this article and well done to Reverend Zac Veron.
We had similar problems in UK with churches closing their doors which didn’t even happen during the Black Death. We had the Archbishop of Canterbury and indeed the Pope saying Jesus would want us to be vaccinated.
As a paediatrician and a grandmother, I was especially horrified when we were being told that children should be vaccinated to protect their grandparents.
All credit to Sydney Anglican Synod for reflecting on this terrible period of time.
Prayers Love and wholehearted support to the Sydney Anglican Synod and Rev. Zac Veron from Sue Van Gaal, St John the Baptist Catholic Parish. Koo Wee Rup Vic. I am one of thousands of RNs who chose to walk away from our Nursing Careers, myself after 63 years of passionate caring. In my opinion the world has experienced the most
blatant example of medical betrayal in the history of medicine.
I was a Sydney Anglican in my youth, whilst at University and for a short time after I was married. I’ve always been grateful for a fantastic grounding in Scripture and for the consistent biblical teaching I received, both from my local church and many others. I agree that looking back is a good thing, so that the church can alter its behaviour in the future. It’s certainly a start but one that’s very late indeed.
However, nothing about the whole covid drama made sense to me and how the churches, particularly in my experience, the Sydney Anglicans behaved. All of my Sydney friends (except two, outside the church) accepted the narrative and abused others if they didn’t obey or were against it. The way the church followed the Govt directives like a group of sheep was horrifying to me and I had a non Christian friend mention the history of church people going into danger to help others that were sick and suffering.
If those outside the church knew how we’ve behaved in the past, and thus how we should behave in the present, why didn’t the current church?
If any leaders inside these churches had the courage to stand against the Govt narrative and speak up, even to the point of being fined or arrested, then others would have joined them. Courage is contagious and only requires a few to start. That’s how the gospel spread after the resurrection. If all the church leaders in Sydney or anywhere else, got together and told the Govt they were never going to close their churches, they would have been heard and people would have supported them. And most of all, If they’d bothered to seek real, immunological, well research medical advice, instead of propaganda, they’d never have agreed to any of it. Many Drs were in fact against it at the beginning, but the most vocal won the cigars.
The medical profession are completely responsible for not doing their own research and for accepting the narrative of the likes of Fauci and others who were behind it all. Australia didn’t need to join the rest of the world. We’re an island and should have behaved as one when it came to others pushing us to make such drastic changes to our previously determined pandemic response.
The whole affair was about money and those involved became rich and the rest of those who believed the lies are now living with the extreme consequences, that in many instances cannot be healed.
Is the church, whatever the denomination, going to pay for the health issues so many are now experiencing from the shots? Are they going to support the families who lost their loved ones? Are they willing to pay the price for their distinct lack of faith in the God who promises to guide us and care for us in all situations?
As our leaders, they’ll be judged more harshly. Are they really ready for such a judgment? and are they going to repent properly? in front of the entire country, so that Christians in Australia will trust them again? If they don’t, they’ll definitely just do it all again. Once you behave based on what others may say about you, without referring to the Word of God, you’re more likely to do it again, no matter the circumstances. Being children of the God who saves in Jesus Christ, isn’t the life of a coward. The leaders in the church are responsible to teach, encourage and act, so that the rest can know, understand and be courageous beside each other together.
This is so encouraging thanks. We have been calling out the Church's failures since November 2021 on the Health and Truth platform https://www.healthandtruth.org - most recently in our conference in Northern Ireland in September 2025.
This was our CEO Dr Liz Evans speaking on "The Church's Response to COVID - A Violation Of Medical Ethics And Abandonment of Faith" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5wj0solf7k
Congratulations Reverend Veron - demonstrating immense courage.
This response is encouraging. The real and fearless leadership was best demonstrated by Canadian Albertan priest Arthur Pawlowski. Where were such ministers to be found in Australia?