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1. An argument can be made for allowing the Catholic churches to

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue May 19, 2020, 02:36 PM

May 2020

open for confession/contrition.

I don't know about Mass. The act of communion seems tailor made to spread the virus though. There is also the part of the mass where we shake hands and wish each other peace ...

That needs to wait for the vaccine.
However supporting their parish via the weekly envelope is still safe. A good 1/3 of most collections go to Catholic Charities who do important work.

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