What did the Catholic Priest say to the 8 year old? Nothing. His mom was an antivaxxer, and the priest was just leading the funeral service.
This makes me uncomfortable. Was this meant to be a joke about children dying?
It's a joke. The priest was just leading the service like that.
While it's just a joke, it's still offensive and can hurt the feelings of others. I do understand that vaccination has been a major topic as of late, but whatever one believes, jokes about children dying are not appropriate.
What, you are probably a liberal and don't think I should make jokes like that.
Politics have nothing to do with this joke being completely insensitive. If you have an issue with people not vaccinating their children you should address it with seriousness. Joking like this only makes people mad.