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Don't close the churches because of coronavirus

25 March 2020

4:18 AM

25 March 2020

4:18 AM

Last night, when the Prime Minister made his address to the nation he declared that places of worship would be closed – thereby putting churches on the same basis as outdoor gyms. Today a statement from the Ministry for Communities clarified that churches should stay open, for private prayer. All good, Catholics like me thought.

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