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Traditional Catholic Faith => Catholic Living in the Modern World => Topic started by: poche on May 29, 2020, 02:41:29 AM
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An executive order issued Tuesday in Maryland’s Howard County outlines public health rules under which churches may reopen. The order prohibits the distribution and consumption of any food or drink as part of any religious service, effectively outlawing the distribution of Communion and the celebration of the Mass.
Howard County Executive Order #2020-09 (https://www.howardcountymd.gov/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=P4DDsxygaUc%3d&&portalid=0) outlines the conditions and regulations that must be met for non-essential businesses--which in Maryland includes churches and other houses of worship--to resume operations. The order was released by Howard County Executive Calvin Ball.
“There shall be no consumption of food or beverage of any kind before, during, or after religious services, including food or beverage that would typically be consumed as part of a religious service,” the order says in a section delineating norms and restrictions on religious services.
The consumption of the consecrated species at Mass, at least by the celebrant, is an integral part of the Eucharistic rite. Rules prohibiting even the celebrating priest from receiving the Eucharist would ban the licit celebration of Mass by any priest.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/maryland-county-bans-eucharist-in-church-reopening-order-43569 (https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/maryland-county-bans-eucharist-in-church-reopening-order-43569)
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Democratic low life who is anti Catholic. The diocese should sue him. Yet the diocese of Camden defends the church closings and the NJ democratic governor.
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Mass is banned but protests are allowed with most people not social distancing only to spread this flu. But they got the average American on lockdown. What does that tell you???
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Mass is banned but protests are allowed with most people not social distancing only to spread this flu. But they got the average American on lockdown. What does that tell you???
Just have the people at Mass hold up protest signs: "We are protesting the restriction of our freedom of religion." Problem solved.
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Same thing in most Democratic states. We need to do what the people in Brazil and other Communist countries did and march in the streets with the Rosary processions.
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You can protest and riot with no social distancing. but no church, funerals or small business. And during the riots, no talk about the dangers of flu spreading.
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Rioting must be the cure for the Corona 19 Virus.
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An executive order issued Tuesday in Maryland’s Howard County outlines public health rules under which churches may reopen. The order prohibits the distribution and consumption of any food or drink as part of any religious service, effectively outlawing the distribution of Communion and the celebration of the Mass.
Howard County Executive Order #2020-09 (https://www.howardcountymd.gov/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=P4DDsxygaUc%3d&&portalid=0) outlines the conditions and regulations that must be met for non-essential businesses--which in Maryland includes churches and other houses of worship--to resume operations. The order was released by Howard County Executive Calvin Ball.
“There shall be no consumption of food or beverage of any kind before, during, or after religious services, including food or beverage that would typically be consumed as part of a religious service,” the order says in a section delineating norms and restrictions on religious services.
The consumption of the consecrated species at Mass, at least by the celebrant, is an integral part of the Eucharistic rite. Rules prohibiting even the celebrating priest from receiving the Eucharist would ban the licit celebration of Mass by any priest.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/maryland-county-bans-eucharist-in-church-reopening-order-43569 (https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/maryland-county-bans-eucharist-in-church-reopening-order-43569)
To which the SSPX must logically reply, "This is no persecution, but there will be no Mass forever, unless the temporal authority changes its mind. The state has a legitimate interest. We have no choice."
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If the priest cannot eat or drink at the altar all by himself,
why is he allowed to eat or drink at home ? What's the difference ?
Totally illogical and obviously draconian-like anti-Catholic.
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Same thing in most Democratic states. We need to do what the people in Brazil and other Communist countries did and march in the streets with the Rosary processions.
Then they will arrest all of us and accuse us of being gangsters.
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Howard County, Maryland, has reversed a policy that banned consumption of any food or drink during religious services, effectively preventing the licit celebration of Mass.
A county spokesman told CNA May 28 the prohibition will be removed, and faith leaders will be consulted on future guidelines for church reopenings amid the coronavirus pandemic.
On Tuesday, Howard County Executive Calvin Ball issued an executive order delineating reopening regulations and conditions for houses of worship and other entities deemed “non-essential” by the state of Maryland.
“There shall be no consumption of food or beverage of any kind before, during, or after religious services, including food or beverage that would typically be consumed as part of a religious service,” that order said.
The executive order was due to go into effect May 29.
On Wednesday, the Archdiocese of Baltimore said it had “serious concerns” about the policy (https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/baltimore-archdiocese-has-serious-concerns-about-county-communion-ban-99055), and that the “Eucharist is central to the faith lives of Catholics.”
The consumption of the consecrated species at Mass, at least by the celebrant, is an integral part of the Eucharistic rite. Rules prohibiting even the celebrating priest from receiving the Eucharist would ban the licit celebration of Mass by any priest.
After CNA reported on Wednesday (https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/maryland-county-bans-eucharist-in-church-reopening-order-43569) about the terms of Howard County’s executive order, and the archdiocese responded, the policy was reversed.
“As we move closer to a full Phase 1 Reopening, we will be lifting food consumption restrictions for faith institutions. We are currently working through the next wave of policy changes and are continually analyzing the criteria for re-opening and the need for temporary restrictions,” Howard County spokesperson Scott Peterson told CNA May 28.
“Now that Governor Hogan announced a modified reopening of restaurants yesterday, Howard County is revisiting all food consumption restrictions,” Peterson added.
Peterson added that the county wil “continue to work with our faith leaders to provide guidelines that will allow residents to worship safely and all religious leaders to resume practices safely.”
“We continue to evaluate best practices and consider recommendations across all faith institutions,” he said, noting that the Archdiocese of Baltimore had already published its own plans for the safe reopening of their churches and the resumption of public Masses.
“We will consider these guidelines, as well as any other guidelines or recommendations for re-opening provided by other religious leaders or institutions, in adopting a plan for the County’s move into full Phase 1 Reopening and, when appropriate, into Phase 2.”
A spokeswoman for the Archdiocese of Baltimore said Thursday that she was “very pleased” by the county’s policy reversal.
“We are grateful to County Executive Ball and his team for working closely with our community and many others to ensure the health and safety of all while respecting essential elements of our faith traditions,” Mary Ellen Russell of the Baltimore archdiocese told CNA.
“These are unchartered waters for all in leadership, and it is essential that we continue to work together for the common good,” she added.
Other parts of the executive order remain in effect, including a requirement that worshippers wear masks and a limit on the number of people who can enter a building used for a religious service.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/maryland-county-lifts-ban-on-communion-71034 (https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/maryland-county-lifts-ban-on-communion-71034)
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An English cardinal will ask Sunday why the government has failed to set a date for churches to reopen when it is lifting lockdown restrictions on car showrooms.
In a homily (https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinal-nichols-now-is-the-time-for-the-phased-reopening-of-churches/) May 31, Cardinal Vincent Nichols will question why plans to ease lockdown measures from June 1 do not include places of worship.
Preaching at a Pentecost Sunday Mass in Westminster Cathedral, the cardinal will say that the Catholic Church accepted the government’s decision in March to close churches “because the protection of life required it.”
“But this week’s announcements by the Prime Minister that some indoor sales premises can open tomorrow and that most shops can open on June 15, questions directly the reasons why our churches remain closed,” the Archbishop of Westminster will say, according to a press release issued May 30.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/english-cardinal-asks-why-car-showrooms-can-open-but-not-churches-93910 (https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/english-cardinal-asks-why-car-showrooms-can-open-but-not-churches-93910)
Why is it that car show rooms can be opened while churches have to remain closed?