Rep. Madison Cawthorn Mocked For Not Knowing Vatican City Is Its Own Country

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The first-term lawmaker didn’t think a new rule about vaccinations in Vatican City sounded legal, even though Vatican City is an independent state.

Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) isn’t impressing Twitter users with his understanding of international law.

On Thursday night, the first-term lawmaker criticized a recent rule in Vatican City that says any employee who refuses to get the COVID-19 vaccine without a valid medical reason could be fired.

As RawStory notes, Cawthorn has no medical degree, law degree, degree in religious studies, or any of a number of other accreditations that you might think would be useful when talking about this kind of thing. However, that didn’t stop him from denouncing Vatican City’s decision. Continue reading.