Posted on 04/21/2021 7:26:08 PM PDT by marshmallow
A senior Catholic archbishop has accused the Irish government of introducing “draconian” new regulations on public worship “in a clandestine manner.”
In an April 18 statement, Archbishop Eamon Martin called for an urgent meeting with the authorities and said that the Catholic Church was seeking legal advice on the new measures.
The regulations are contained in a six-page document known as statutory instrument 171 of 2021, approved by health minister Stephen Donnelly on April 12.
The text forbids large indoor gatherings due to the coronavirus pandemic, with a narrow list of exceptions, including for priests celebrating Mass via live stream, as well as wedding receptions and funerals.
Martin, the archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, said that Ireland’s Catholic archbishops only became aware of the new restrictions on April 16, when they were published in the Irish government’s official gazette, days after they came into effect.
“The precise provisions are unclear and at first reading appear to be draconian, going further than the restrictions we have been cooperating with throughout the pandemic to date,” he said, speaking on behalf of the country’s four Catholic archbishops.
“We shall be seeking legal counsel to advise on several questions concerning the extent of the statutory instrument.”
Martin was among Christian leaders who met with Taoiseach Micheál Martin on April 15.
A communiqué issued after the meeting said that the Irish prime minister and the church leaders looked forward “to the time when church services and other in-person activities can resume.”
Martin expressed disappointment that the new measures were introduced despite the Taoiseach’s assurance that he understood the importance of worship for the Irish people.
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Primate eh? I am so tempted...
When the Irish let the Soviets in, Satan came with them.
I thought primates originated in Africa and Madagascar. Ireland?
But we are told to believe silliness of all sorts by the elite so I guess I’ll just refer to Irish people as monkeys.
I identify as a lemur.
I spend a lot of time reading FR — too much time. I try to glide past the “witty” remarks of the anti-Catholic bigots, but this thread is a recent low. I’m not even a Roman Catholic (any more), but this crap is disheartening. Maybe I’m oversensitive, having been threatened at gunpoint for being an “Irish pig.” Perhaps “monkey” is an upgrade.
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