Miami Archbishop: "If anyone disagrees about the necessity of wearing a face mask..."

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His Emminence Archbishop Thomas Wenski, of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami, Florida, issued a 'Letter to parishioners' dated May 18, 2020.

In the letter, the Archbishop stated, in part,

"Worshipers are asked to wear a face mask and to keep it on during Mass, removing it only to receive Holy Communion.

...These arrangements will take some time getting used to and so you are asked to pay attention to ushers or others who may be directing.

While preaching or at the altar the celebrant will not use a face mask, but he and other ministers will when they distribute Holy Communion. (If anyone disagrees about the necessity of wearing a face mask, I would ask that person to wear it anyway - out of respect for and charity towards their fellow parishioners.)"

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To his credit, Archbishop Wenski also stated that he is not mandating Holy Communion in the hand, as various priests and bishops have done.

"Communion will not be given under both species; only under the form of bread. “I am not mandating Communion only in the hand — as Communion on the tongue if done properly doesn’t involve touching the communicant or his/her tongue,” the archbishop told his priests.

Link: https://www.miamiarch.org/CatholicDiocese.php?op=Article_masses-with-the-public-to-resume-may-26_E