Italy’s Matteo Salvini Calls for Open Churches on Easter

Breitbart ^ | 4/6/20 | Thomas D. Williams

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ROME — Matteo Salvini, the leader of Italy’s opposition party, has called for churches to be open at Easter, insisting people should be able to care for their spiritual health as they care for their bodies.

“I can’t wait for science — and also the good God, because science alone is not enough — to defeat this monster so we can go out again,” Mr. Salvini said on national television. “Easter is coming and we also need the protection of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.”

“I support the requests of those who ask to attend Easter Mass, in an orderly, composed, and safe way, maybe even in groups of three, four, or five,” Salvini said. “You can go to the tobacconist because people can’t get along without cigarettes, but for many the care of the soul is just as fundamental as the care of the body.”

“I hope that we will find a way for believers to go to church,” he said. “An appeal has been sent to the bishops to permit the faithful to enter church as they are permitted to go to the supermarket, respecting the distances, with masks and gloves, and in limited numbers.”

“Easter, the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, can be a moment of hope to live for millions of Italians,” Salvini said.

Last week, the Italian government declared that praying in church is not a sufficient reason to leave one’s home under the coronavirus lockdown, unlike activities such as purchasing cigarettes or newspapers, walking a dog, or going to the supermarket.

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Matteo Salvini for Pope.

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He is not talking about a church full of people. A few at a time. I can see this being okay.

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Someone should ask how he feels about Italy allowing the Chinese takeover of its fashion industry owning the factories and replacing Italian with importing Chinese workers which brought in disease.