{"id":1164306,"date":"2021-12-28T08:34:38","date_gmt":"2021-12-28T13:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1164306"},"modified":"2021-12-28T08:34:40","modified_gmt":"2021-12-28T13:34:40","slug":"uk-cardinal-urges-no-more-church-closings-over-coronavirus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uk-cardinal-urges-no-more-church-closings-over-coronavirus\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Cardinal Urges No More Church Closings over Coronavirus"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fuk-cardinal-urges-no-more-church-closings-over-coronavirus%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1164306&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">ROME \u2014 The Catholic Archbishop of Westminster Cardinal Vincent Nichols has urged the UK government to respect Church autonomy in the fight against the coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>Cardinal Nichols <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk-59787329\">told<\/a> the BBC that people can \u201cmake good judgments themselves\u201d and should not be subject to further restrictions.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t need stronger impositions to teach us what to do,\u201d Nichols said.<\/p>\n<p>During his Christmas homily for the Midnight Mass at Westminster Cathedral, the cardinal said the pandemic was a time of \u201cgreat vulnerability\u201d but invited the congregation not to respond by \u201cputting up barriers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asked by the BBC about his advice to the government about how to deal with the coronavirus going forward, Nichols said: \u201cI would sincerely appeal that they do not again consider closing churches and places of worship.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>It has been demonstrated that large, airy spaces such as churches are \u201cnot places where we spread the virus,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19283274\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/media.breitbart.com\/media\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1295095105.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-19283274\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GettyImages-1295095105-1024x683-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"990\" height=\"660\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The streets are still outside St Paul\u2019s Cathedral on January 7, 2021 in London, England. (Alex McBride\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI think this country has shown that people can make good judgments themselves,\u201d he continued. \u201cWe\u2019re at that point of saying we understand the risk. We know what we should do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost people are sensible and cautious,\u201d he added. \u201cWe don\u2019t need stronger impositions to teach us what to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Masks are currently compulsory inside churches in the UK as part of the many restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the virus.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>The head of the UK Health Security Agency said that the Omicron variant appears less likely to cause serious illness, which offers \u201ca glimmer of Christmas hope.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For their part, the Catholic bishops of Scotland, who have a separate bishops conference from England and Wales, have decided to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rcag.org.uk\/\">postpone<\/a> the return of the Sunday Mass obligation which had been scheduled for the start of January.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the beginning of Advent the Bishops of Scotland looked forward to welcoming the faithful back to Holy Mass and anticipated that the restoration of the Sunday Obligation might be possible as we begin the New Year,\u201d the statement reads.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSadly, there has been a serious worsening of the situation and the restoration of the obligation will be postponed until a more favourable time,\u201d it says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite the rules and precautions, please remember that churches have been consistently recognised throughout the pandemic as safe places, where every precaution is taken to keep people safe,\u201d they reiterate.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tdwilliamsrome?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @tdwilliamsrome<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ROME \u2014 The Catholic Archbishop of Westminster Cardinal Vincent Nichols has urged the UK government to respect Church autonomy in the fight against the coronavirus. 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