Catholic Church Warned Against Celebrating Easter [South Sudan]

Eye Radio ^ | 3/29/21 | Lasuba Memo and Woja Emmanuel

[marshmallow]

An official at the Ministry of Health has advised the Catholic Church against proceeding with plans to reopen churches during the Easter holidays.

The Coronavirus Incident Manager says lockdown measures exist to slow down the transmission of the virus.

This came after the church announced it would welcome believers on Good Friday, April 2, 2021.

But there is a ban on social and religious gathering imposed in South Sudan.

Early this month, the National Taskforce on Coronavirus extended the partial lockdown for another one month with planned punitive measures against violators.

It shut down all businesses except essential services like food, medicines and fuel.

The taskforce also imposed restrictions on public transportation, weddings, clubbing and parties, among others.

However, the Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Juba, who has requested the authorities, insists that the church will mark the Easter holidays despite the lockdown.

“We think that even without an okay from them, we will have at least the celebration of the Easter with few selected people….with social distancing as usual,” Archbishop Stephen Ameyu told Eye Radio.

In response, the Coronavirus Incident Manager at the health ministry said it would be self-destructive for the church to expose its believers to the pandemic.

Dr. Richard Laku warned against violating the public health measures.

[BenLurkin]

And Ramadan.....?

[Campion]

South Sudan is mostly Christian. They broke away from Sudan because they were tired of being treated as 2nd class citizens by the Muslims.

[Beowulf9]

I’m not saying this to advocate for opening up although it seems right but for heavens sakes, Jesus walked amongst lepers to get out the word.