Canadian Archdiocese Begins to Back Down on COVID Restrictions

After a public outcry, the Archdiocese of Moncton in New Brunswick, Canada announced Friday that it would no longer require Catholics to show proof of vaccination before entering Sunday Masses. Archbishop Valery Vienneau couched the reversal with a reference to the government having provided local Church authorities with new instructions, although, as CatholicVote reported, an investigation by the Pillar had found the local government never required the archdiocese’s draconian rules to begin with.-- More...