{"id":83655,"date":"2020-10-07T05:12:30","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T02:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nyc-bishop-slams-cuomos-covid-19-capacity-reductions-for-churches\/"},"modified":"2020-10-07T05:12:30","modified_gmt":"2020-10-07T02:12:30","slug":"nyc-bishop-slams-cuomos-covid-19-capacity-reductions-for-churches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nyc-bishop-slams-cuomos-covid-19-capacity-reductions-for-churches\/","title":{"rendered":"#NYC bishop slams Cuomo’s COVID-19 capacity reductions for churches"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#NYC bishop slams Cuomo’s COVID-19 capacity reductions for churches<\/strong>”
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\n The leader of the Catholic church in Brooklyn slammed Gov. Andrew Cuomo\u2019s plans to reduce capacity in churches amid a spike of coronavirus cases as an attack on religious freedom.<\/p>\n

Cuomo announced earlier Tuesday announced the capacity reductions in all houses of worship as part of a broader reopening rollback in a large chunk of Brooklyn and two big swaths of Queens as the deadly virus surges in the areas.<\/p>\n

But Brooklyn Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, said the edict is being unfairly app<\/a>lied to Catholic churches, which he claimed have responsibly managed the pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cCatholic Churches in Brooklyn and Queens have not had any COVID outbreaks or significant cases since re-opening on July 5 to 25 percent capacity,\u201d DiMarzio said. \u201cWe fervently object to being told to further reduce capacity, because we have strictly adhered to COVID-19 protocols, and the safety measures have been working.\u201d<\/p>\n

Under the governor\u2019s order, gatherings at all houses of worship will be limited to anywhere between 25 percent capacity, or no more than 10 people, and 50 percent capacity, depending on the severity of the outbreak in the area, as non-essential businesses and schools in the cluster zones.<\/p>\n

Cuomo said in his announcement that the virus has spread via all places of worship.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve seen one church infect people, we\u2019ve seen synagogues infect people, we\u2019ve seen mosques infect people,\u201d the governor said during his announcement.<\/p>\n

\u201cA mass gathering causes infections,\u201d he added. \u201cInfections cause a cluster. A cluster causes community spread. That is the natural evolution of things unless we intervene and we stop the cycle. If you just let the cycle run, that is what\u2019s going to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n

But DiMarzo argued that \u201cthe religious freedom of our parishioners is being unjustly attacked,\u201d citing the measures the church has taken to keep visitors safe.<\/p>\n

Congregants have followed mask mandates and rules to sit six feet apart with a row between them, according to the bishop. Brooklyn Catholic churches have also been \u201cregularly\u201d sanitized, with hand sanitizers set up at entrances, he went on.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is outrageous that after incurring great expense to implement all the safety protocols, our parishes are being forced to reduce capacity to a maximum of 10 people in the red zone and 25 people in the orange zone,\u201d DiMarzo added.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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