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Ebola: Catholic And Anglican Church Suspends Handshake During Sign Of Peace by Austindumas1(m): 9:47am On Aug 11, 2014 |
Ebola: Catholic Church suspends ‘sign of peace’, Anglican primate suspends handshake As the fear of the spread of Ebola sweeps across Nigeria, Catholic churches in Lagos have suspended the 'sign of peace' where the congregation shake hands during mass. While some Anglican churches have suspended handshakes during communion. The Archbishop of Lagos Adewale Martins released a statement yesterday saying that while the handshakes have been suspended, Catholic priests should continue the traditional hand to mouth method of given Holy Communion for now, but asked the priest to make sure their hands don't touch the tongues of the recipient. He also said Holy Water bowls usually placed at the entrance of churches should be discontinued to contain the spread of the virus. In the same vain, the Primate of the Church Of Nigeria Anglican Communion the Most Reverend Nicholas Okoh today suspended shaking of hands during the exchange of the peace. He also suspended the age long mouth method of administering communion. He said this is aimed at preventing the spread of the disease through physical contact. |
Re: Ebola: Catholic And Anglican Church Suspends Handshake During Sign Of Peace by mindurbiznes: 4:33pm On Aug 11, 2014 |
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