Posted on 04/24/2021 6:02:22 PM PDT by marshmallow
‘Baptisms should be discouraged until the lock-down ends, but may be celebrated in danger of death,’ said Bishop Fabbro
LONDON, Ontario, April 23, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — Following the recently announced lockdowns in the province of Ontario, Bishop Ronald Fabbro has once again decided to impose a near-complete ban on baptisms and confessions, with exceptions only being granted in “danger of death,” and if a priest decides that there is “a serious need.”
Bishop Fabbro, of the Diocese of London, made the announcement in a press release issued April 17, curtailing nearly the entire public life of the Church in his diocese.
“Baptisms should be discouraged until the lock-down ends, but may be celebrated in danger of death,” he wrote.
A similar restriction was placed by the bishop upon the sacrament of confession, although with somewhat of a greater concession as to when the sacrament could be administered: “Confessions should be discouraged until the lock-down ends, but may be celebrated if the pastor determines a serious need; to be determined on a case-by-case basis; to be celebrated only by appointment.”
There was no guidance as to how a priest would determine whether a “serious need” existed.
The ban on the sacraments comes as the diocese aims to conform to the latest severe restrictions announced by Ontario Premier Doug Ford last Friday. Due to what Ford described as the “strictest measures in all of North America,” a new 10-person limit was imposed upon churches and places of worship.
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Bishop: “What really matters is this life, not the next. Forget everything we taught you since you can remember because this is scary. Sacraments don’t matter as much as getting thru this alive.”
Salus animarum lex suprema: the salvation of souls is the highest law. So I would say that there is always a serious need. At one time our bishops all knew this.
All bans on the sacraments by priests or bishops are wrong.
Ban the bishop - he is endangering souls.
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