Friday, July 17, 2020

"M'am, this is a Tim Horton's"


Toronto, Ontario.  As in:  Canada.

Toronto Public Health (TPH) has issued revised COVID-19 guidelines that ban the offering of Holy Communion to the faithful.

The new guidelines state that suspended services include “Communion and other close contact activities.”

“Community faith leaders need to carefully consider how and when to re-establish in-person activities. There are many members who are older and/or have health conditions, which makes them more vulnerable to serious illness from COVID-19. This guidance document reflects the need to protect everyone from COVID-19,” the guidance reads.

The revised guidelines also limit participation in services to no more than 30% of the capacity of the premises, to allow for physical distancing.
Except, despite that "news" article, that isn't what happened.  Read the quoted language from the guidelines carefully.  Those are the guidelines the Archdiocese of  Toronto is following.

Besides, it's Canada: well beyond the authority of Donald Trump, Joe Biden, or the 1st Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America.

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