The Government’ ‘lack of trust’ in parents to remain responsible for their family’s health after church ceremonies has been “deeply frustrating”, Archbishop of Dublin Dermot Farrell has said. Read More"We have encouraged the faithful to see recent restrictions on public worship a form of self-sacrifice, enabling them to perform a Christian service. “When public worship was again permitted, our parish communities rose to the challenge of welcoming the faithful to celebrate safely and responsibly, with a scrupulous regard to numbers, social distancing and sanitisation. I can understand, however, the frustration and the resentment of those who feel that the public guidelines are unfair and discriminatory,” he said. “Being nourished by the bread of life, bread that is "for the life of the world," is not an end in itself; it is a call to mission.”

Source: Irish Independent August 07, 2021 17:03 UTC