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To: metmom

My opinion - you should go up to NH right now, like today and stay there until warmer weather. Food etc. will come, but the danger is the contact with other people.

Also note - for religious services (as I know from our interactions :) ) - you can and should still go, just exercise precaution: everyone to wash their hands and ideally wear masks (to prevent infecting others unconsciously - masks aren’t going to protect you but rather prevent you infecting others) and limit physical contact, no handshakes.


408 posted on 03/16/2020 12:08:24 AM PDT by Cronos (Re-elect President Trump 2020!)
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To: metmom; Cronos

I second Cronos advice.

Do not under-rate the spiritual side to this.

The cancelling of Mass is a really, really bad sign in my opinion.

On a certain level, that this follows the Vatican-Chinese accord and Italy is now getting to experience something of what Chinese Catholics do, and not many Catholics are willing to back Cardinal Zen against the Pope publicly makes what is happening in Italy and spreading through the first world just.

This was the last week with public Sunday Mass in our isolated town of 1200. The final Mass closed with a penitential procession from the Polish parish to the Irish parish and back, with about 10% of the town participating. Sunday Mass will be streamed and then broadcast over the local radio station next week, and the pastor is hoping (expecting) a big uptick in weekday Mass attendance—which already is at 5-12%

Everyone can benefit from a come-to-Jesus moment, and I think that this is one, especially for the hierarchy of the Catholic Church. That more Cardinals and Francis are starting to differ publicly is a good sign, but I don’t expect this thing to let up until we have a new Pope.

Sorry for all you non-Catholics to be stuck on earth with a highly flawed Church that is in some ways approaching nadir that needs to be ploughed through.


409 posted on 03/16/2020 12:56:45 AM PDT by Hieronymus ("I shall drink--to the Pope, if you please,-still, t Conscience first, and to the Pope afterwards.")
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