Priests are worried they will have to turn people away from Christmas services with a cap of 50 people allowed. The head of the Catholic Church in Ireland noted that public health officials had said the restrictions would help to ‘save Christmas’ or ensure people can have a ‘meaningful Christmas’. “We would be saying masses every half hour for two days [if we were to try to accommodate the usual numbers for Christmas mass] which would be impossible because of the need to clean and sanitise the church after each mass. “We are trying to encourage people to come to Mass early in the week because it will be impossible to get everybody into the church on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. “To be limited to 50 people in a church that can hold 800 is a bit disappointing.

Source: Irish Independent November 30, 2020 02:32 UTC