Posted on 03/02/2020 3:24:21 PM PST by 11th_VA
OME (CNS) — As the number of people testing positive for the coronavirus in Europe continued to grow, the French Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes announced that pilgrims were still welcome, but the pools the sick bathe in hoping for healing would be closed temporarily.
“Our first concern will always be the safety and health of the pilgrims and the shrine’s working community,” said a note posted Feb. 28 on the shrine’s website. “As a precaution, the pools have been closed until further notice.”
In the center of Rome, the French Church of St. Louis, home of three famous Caravaggio paintings, closed March 1 because a priest who had been resident at the church tested positive for the coronavirus upon returning to France Feb. 28 and was hospitalized. The 42-year-old priest was in satisfactory condition, the Archdiocese of Paris said.
The other two dozen members of the community of French priests at St. Louis were placed under a precautionary quarantine. The members included a priest who worked for Vatican Media in the former Vatican Radio building.
Paolo Ruffini, prefect of the Dicastery for Communication, wrote to Vatican media employees March 2, saying the quarantine was expected to be brief, since the priest who tested positive for the virus left Rome in mid-February; he had traveled to several cities in northern Italy, where the outbreak has been much worse ..
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No Miracle at Lourdes. Film at 11.
Wait a minute...don’t people go there to get healed?!
Not if a bunch of sick folks show up.
Isn’t this some kind of oxymoron or something?
Yup. Its supposed to heal the sick and a Catholic priest tested positive for coronavirus?
Not a good advertisement for a pilgrimage to Lourdes.
The Virgin Mary appeared there and revealed three events. Two of the three have already happened.
My mom went there years ago. She said the local people were what struck her as miraculous. They were very kind and caring for the sick and just seemed to live their faith.
...but...
Going there is on my bucket list.
“Going there is on my bucket list.”
Last?
Nothing about a holy object prevents it from becoming contaminated. You could catch a disease from kissing your Bible, your cross or your mom.
Might as well close them permanently since they don't work as advertised.
You’re conflating Lourdes and Fatima.
The three secrets are Fatima which is in Portugal.
Insanity. When one considers what Catholics believe about what happened at Lourdes this is ludicrous.
Francis must have the disease.
At a minimum he might be dealing with pneumonia.
You are correct. My apologies.
Oh, the irony!
No worries
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