QUEBEC CITY (CNS) As the Quebec government tightens measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and allows only essential services, the Catholic dioceses of the province have started temporary layoffs affecting hundreds of Catholic employees and priests.
Canadian bishops vaccine note alarms Quebec prelates
The country s bishops conference said that receiving a vaccine is a matter of individual conscience
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A note on COVID-19 vaccines from the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops triggered nearly immediate responses from many bishops in Quebec, who felt it was untimely and lacked some clarity. Some Catholics also were concerned about the moral permissibility of receiving some of the currently approved COVID-19 vaccines, so the CCCB issued a clarification. Catholics are invited to be vaccinated, both in keeping with the dictates of their conscience and in contributing to the common good by promoting the health and safety of others, said the March 11 clarification. Since there is currently no choice of vaccine being offered (in Canada), Catholics, in good conscience, may receive the vaccine that is available and offered to them.
.Cardinal Gerald Lacroix of Quebec gestures as he speaks in a video message Jan. 19, 2021. As human and material resources diminish, the cardinal announced the archdiocese will reorganize to focus on reaching out to the population not currently reached by the church s message. (CNS/screenshot YouTube) .Lights illuminate St. Charles Borromeo Church in Quebec City June 6, 2016. The Archdiocese of Quebec announced Jan. 19, 2021, its intention to reorganize its parishes to focus on local missionary activities. This move comes as human and material resources continue to diminish. (CNS photo/Philippe Vaillancourt, Presence)
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QUEBEC CITY (CNS) The Archdiocese of Quebec announced its intention to reorganize its parishes to focus on local missionary activities. This move comes as human and material resources continue to diminish.
As resources shrink, Quebec Archdiocese reorganizes parishes for outreach Cardinal Gerald Lacroix of Quebec gestures as he speaks in a video message Jan. 19, 2021. As human and material resources diminish, the cardinal announced the archdiocese will reorganize to focus on reaching out to the population not currently reached by the church s message. CNS/screenshot YouTube
As resources shrink, Quebec Archdiocese reorganizes parishes for outreach By
Philippe Vaillancourt, Catholic News Service January 26, 2021
QUEBEC CITY The Archdiocese of Quebec announced its intention to reorganize its parishes to focus on local missionary activities. This move comes as human and material resources continue to diminish.
Cardinal Gerald Lacroix of Quebec gestures as he speaks in a video message Jan. 19, 2021. As human and material resources diminish, the cardinal announced the archdiocese will reorganize to focus on reaching out to the population not currently reached by the church s message. (CNS/screenshot YouTube) Jan. 26, 2021 Catholic News Service QUEBEC CITY The Archdiocese of Quebec announced its intention to reorganize its parishes to focus on local missionary activities. This move comes as human and material resources continue to diminish. At least 75% of the parishes will be affected by this change, in both urban and rural areas. In a video, Cardinal Gerald Lacroix stressed that the church of Quebec was born out of mission. But, he said, it is now clear that the parish system that had a strong impact on French Canadian society is not sustainable and needs to evolve.