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Friday, April 26, 2002"The Church of Greece angrily objected to suggestions in the Greek media that taking holy communion could spread the virus. "It should be considered blasphemous, to say the least, to consider it possible that epidemic ailments could be transferred through holy communion and endanger human life," the Athens diocese said in a statement." Now, I happen to believe in the sacrament of the holy eucharist, but I draw the line at saying the communion cup is free of earthly taint. The health officials think the virus is a member of the enterovirus familiy. These viruses are the second most common infectious viruses in the world, and they are most definitely transmitted by saliva and respiratory droplets. It's more than a little obtuse of the Greek Church hierarchy to suggest otherwise. posted by Sydney on 4/26/2002 07:06:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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