Rizal Philippines
3.28.2021
Amidst the negotiation between CBCP and the IATF for leniency on church masses, the San Agustin church in Intramuros had to be closed because its priest Fr Arnold Canoza succumbed to covid19.
Earlier the head of Manila church leadership declared displeasure with the govt order because it compared the leniency to spa and gyms. (Which IATF also banned) and imposing such a ban during Holy Week period. Bishop Broderick Pabillo issues letter to defy govt ban on mass gatherings.
Without wishing to offend the church leadership, let us point out again:
1. The church events were spreader places for covid19 being enclosed, people stay close together, there is poor ventilation.
2. Other church sects leaders in USA died including some of their members died from covid after defying orders to stop holding mass gatherings.
3. It is scary now because of super spreader variants.
4. My personal experience is that the places which seemed to be immune from infection is now.
We do not know who are the carriers. The temperature measurement can not ferret out asymptomatic individuals.
Rather than argue with the public health officials leader, it is safer and saner move just to obey.
The pandemic highlighted certan weakness in our society: love of entitlement, exemptions and exceptions, pride. Me first. Certain sectors sense of superiority over others. Death can be a penalty for continuance of such habit.
