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Sunday, August 10, 2014

Ebola Scare: Catholic Church suspends ‘sign of peace’, Anglican primate suspends handshake



  As the fear  of the spread of Ebola hits Nigeria, Catholic churches in Lagos have suspended the'sign of peace'where in which the congregation shake hands during mass. Though some Anglican churches have suspended handshakes during communion.

The Archbishop of Lagos Adewale Martins released a statement yesterday saying that whilst the handshakes have now been suspended, Catholic priests should continue the standard hand to mouth approach to given Holy Communion for the time being, but asked the priest to be sure their hands don't touch the tongues of the recipient. He also said Holy Water bowls usually placed at the entrance of churches must be discontinued to contain the spread of the virus.

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