Coronavirus in Argentina: the Church of Córdoba rebels and will not abide by the suspension of masses

Sergio Rubin

10/15/2020 2:21 PM

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Updated 10/15/2020 2:21 PM

The decline in the

- or their reduction to their minimum expression - in several provinces as a result of the worsening of the coronavirus pandemic is causing growing tension with the Catholic Church.

In Córdoba, Archbishop Carlos Ñáñez directly communicated to the provincial government that

arranged in the new stage of quarantine.

"Faced with the prospect of suspending liturgical celebrations, I have appealed to the provincial authority, expressing my discomfort and my intention not to accompany these measures, which I consider exaggerated, and which

, especially in a time of quarantine prolonged, ”reported Ñáñez himself, accompanied by his two auxiliary bishops in a statement to his faithful, in which he calls for a reconsideration of the measure.

In this sense, he explains that “for a healthy health, all aspects of ourselves must be balanced.

out - have to be in harmony with each other.

We cannot focus only on the material and neglect the spiritual.

This is how good science teaches us, to which is added the experience of the situation we have been suffering since March ”, he completes.

"I do not see, therefore, difficulty in which, observing with prudence and how the

are being done,

the urgent spiritual need of all the faithful can be met", says Ñáñez and points out that "throughout all this difficult time, we have been able to verify that in our Catholic churches the protocols approved by the corresponding authority have been observed and are carefully observed ”.

On the other hand, the suspension of offices in Greater Mendoza, Tunuyán and Tupungato, also as part of the new restrictions established since this week, provoked harsh criticism from the local archbishop, Monsignor Marcelo Colombo, who declared that he experiments “with frustration that once again the

”.

A month ago, when the attendance at the temples was reduced from 30 to 10 faithful, Colombo said that

and pointed out that "the spiritual health of the people of Mendoza also deserves to be respected and encouraged." the time he denied the governor Rodolfo Suárez, who said that he agreed with the clergy on the need to limit religious assistance.

In September, self-convened lay people demonstrated in Paraná asking for the return of the masses.

"We are mobilizing to request authorization with the presence of the faithful, supporting the protocols that have been requested by bishops and priests. We are self-convened and we want to show society that we need Holy Mass, it is very important to us," they said. Finally, the celebrations returned to Paraná with restrictions and the corresponding protocols.

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