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Sep 20, 2021 · The mask mandates, likewise, present us with an area of possible overlap between church and state. On the one hand, Christians are commanded to gather, and the face, more than any other part of the body, is the physical center of our embodied gatherings. It plays a role in the church’s ability to fulfill its mission.
Aug 5, 2021 · Despite the CDC’s most recent changes advising fully vaccinated individuals in areas of substantial or high community transmission of COVID-19 to wear a mask in public indoor settings, neither ...
- Olivia Jaquith
- To Mask Or Not to Mask
- A New Culture War at Mass?
- Mass Options For All
“Last week there were no masked parishioners in church save for the clergy distributing Communion,” Theresa Maccarone of Rochester, N.Y., said, responding to Americaon Twitter. “I’ve decided to view Sunday Mass from home again since I don’t trust that all unmasked Catholics are fully vaccinated. “I’m hoping our new bishop will allow outdoor liturgi...
Comments about the issue at America’s U.S. Catholic Politics group on Facebook suggest that the decision to mask or not to mask remains unsettled across the country, with some parishes restoring mask guidelines—many never dropped them in the first place—and others forging ahead with liturgies without masks. “My parish dropped the mask mandate,” Liz...
Pastors attempting to keep the peace over a public health issue that has become deeply politicized may want to create as many options as possible. “My parish has both indoor (mask required) and outdoor mass (mask not required),” writes Wayne Mortensen from Oakland, Calif. “I attend outdoor and choose to wear a mask, even though I am fully vaccinate...
May 6, 2020 · The primary benefit from using a face mask is to reduce the spread of COVID-19 from the source of infection—an infected person. Homemade masks are less effective than surgical masks but still ...
Aug 21, 2021 · Religious Leaders Play A Key Role In People's Decision To Get Vaccines Or Wear Masks A church that earlier denied the severity of COVID-19 changed its messaging after an outbreak. But another ...
Aug 5, 2021 · Bishops around the country are reassessing diocesan policies for mask wearing at Mass as the Delta variant propels a new spike in Covid-19 cases, particularly among the unvaccinated....
Aug 20, 2021 · Face masks are back in vogue at Mass. The rising nationwide spread of the delta variant of the coronavirus is leading church leaders to strongly encourage—or even require—Massgoers to use ...
