Nearly 10 percent of town quarantined after Argentine priest ignores safety protocols cruxnow.com
A Catholic priest is being investigated by civil authorities in Argentina for allegedly telling the faithful attending a Mass to remove their facemasks, which are legally required as part of the efforts to stop the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.
According to reports, during a Sept. 8 Mass marking the patronal feast day in parish of the Nativity of Mary in the small city of Justiniano Posse, several of the health and safety protocols were broken — in addition to telling parishioners to not use facemasks, the priest allowed more people into the church than the 50 percent of capacity mandated by the government…
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