BREAKING: The Catholic Church Of Minnesota Will Defy Walz’s Restrictions On Mass

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Alpha News

The Catholic Church of Minnesota says it will reopen mass at 33% capacity this Sunday, defying the Governor's limit of 10 people, as bars are allowed to host 50.

Kyle Hooten

May 20, 2020

Minnesota’s Catholic bishops say that they will be reopening churches for mass at 33% capacity, boldly defying Governor Tim Walz’s decree that limits the size of religious services to 10 people.

Governor Tim Walz gave a press conference, Wednesday, where he layed out a “phased plan” to allow his state’s businesses to reopen. While his new agenda permits bars and resturants to host up to 50 patrons at a time, churches are only allowed to admit 20% that number of worshipers. The public policy voice of the Catholic Church in Minneota, the Minnesota Catholic Conference (MCC), says that their churches simply will not abide by this order come Sunday. (RELATED: Minnesota Casino Allowed To Reopen Unencumbered) 

“We have attempted to work collaboratively with the Walz Administration up to this time,” wrote the MCC in an open letter to Walz, Wednesday. On May 8, the Conference says it submitted a plan for limited reopening of churches with added safety measures that was drafted “by a group of national medical experts.” Even though Walz ignored this plan, instead opting to maintain his harsh restrictions, the MCC says it’s going to push forward, conducting mass at 33% capacity with a heavy emphasis on sanitization and social distancing.

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