Not to worry, After the "vaccine" there will be a New Normal.
Posted on 11/16/2020 7:04:29 PM PST by marshmallow
CNA Staff, Nov 16, 2020 / 10:30 am MT (CNA).- Police halted a baptism in a Baptist church in London on Sunday, citing the country’s coronavirus restrictions that include bans on weddings and baptisms. The restrictions have been criticized by the Catholic bishops of England and Wales.
A pastor at The Angel Church in London’s Islington borough held a baptism with approximately 30 people in attendance, in violation of the country’s public health restrictions. Metropolitan police halted the baptism and stood guard outside the church to prevent anyone from entering, BBC News reported on Sunday.
After the baptism was stopped, Pastor Regan King reportedly agreed to hold an outdoor gathering. According to the Evening Standard, 15 people remained inside the church while another 15 people gathered outside to pray. The original planned event was a baptism and an in-person service, the Evening Standard reported.
The U.K. government implemented its second set of major, nationwide restrictions during the pandemic, closing pubs, restaurants, and “non-essential” businesses for four weeks due to a surge in virus cases.
Churches can be open only for funerals and for “individual prayer” but not “communal worship.”
The country’s first lockdown occurred in the spring, when churches were closed from March 23 until June 15.
Catholic bishops have sharply criticized the second set of restrictions, with Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster and Archbishop Malcolm McMahon of Liverpool issuing an Oct. 31 statement that the closure of churches would cause “deep anguish.”
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Who was the Karen that narc’ed on them?
Not to worry, After the "vaccine" there will be a New Normal.
I’d go to jail for attending a baptism.
Nonsense.
You won't be nearly that close to another person.
How many mosques were shut down too?
We have our own problems!
One of the hallmarks of Henry VIII taking over the Church in England was that Catholics could not be buried in a cemetery unless you were a member of the established church. That was one of the effective tactics Elizabeth I used to pull people away from the Catholic Church.
Sometimes a kindly, wealthy Protestant person would give a small portion of their land expressly for Catholics to bury their dead.
That’s a great graphic!
Yep it is! ;)
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