Posted on 02/24/2021 6:56:04 PM PST by marshmallow
Until now, in parts of Spain only 25 faithful could assist at Mass even at huge cathedrals.
MADRID, Spain, February 23, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — Following a recourse by an association of Christian lawyers, the Supreme Tribunal of Spain suspended COVID restrictions on public Masses in the autonomous region of Castilla y León north of Madrid. The region includes the historic university town of Salamanca, as well as Segovia, Burgos, Valladolid and Avila — where saint Teresa founded her first reformed Carmel. It is a region of massive churches and monumental cathedrals, where according to local government rules, only 25 faithful could assist at Mass. Indeed, the same limit applied to outdoor Masses.
The Asociación Abogados Cristianos had asked the Supreme Tribunal for a “provisional measure” in order to protect the rights and liberties of church-goers. The Tribunal agreed that the sanitary measure limiting attendance to 25 people even in the largest churches — the nave of the cathedral of Burgos is 5,000 square meters — was “patently disproportionate” because it did not take into account the location or the characteristics and measurements of buildings involved, and did not even distinguish between celebrations taking place inside or outside.
Some of the churches in the region can house several thousand people. On the other hand, the rule was also disproportionate because it allowed 24 people to join for worship in a small chapel or room with the same maximum capacity. Abogados Cristianos highlighted this point during the hearing and also argued that there should be no maximum number of worshipers allowed: instead, security and hygiene measures and their feasibility in a given venue should be looked at.
The measures that had been put into place on January 15 by the “Junta” (autonomous government) of Castille and Leon were also suspended because their.....
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