Parishes should “manage scrupulously” the safety of people at Masses on Monday morning as public Masses returned yesterday for the first time in over three months, Catholic Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin has said.
The Government had indicated it would permit more than 50 depending on church size, but then reversed that decision.
Dr Martin described the lifting of restrictions on public worship as “a great moment in Church life” after “a difficult time”.
In a letter to priests in Dublin he said he hoped agreement could be reached with authorities to “permit removing the cap of 50” at Masses. There was “a recognition that the needs of the Catholic Church were different to those of smaller denominations where congregations were generally smaller”, he said.
