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Durham Cathedral, Durham, England

This afternoon.

Durham Cathedral is the only cathedral in England (so far) to make attendance at a public act of Christmas worship contingent on the production of an NHS Covid pass, under the pretext of ‘Keeping everybody safe‘.  By introducing this requirement, the Dean is ignoring the Church of England’s official guidance:

‘The Church’s position has been a clear policy of encouraging people to be vaccinated, but, other than in very exceptional circumstances, opposition to limiting access to church services or organisations on the basis of vaccine certification (also referred to as vaccine passports).

Such an approach would run contrary to the principle of the Church being a home and a refuge for all. Similarly, only in exceptional circumstances is the Church likely to utilise vaccine certification in order to facilitate additional services to its members or to the wider community, preferring to continue to emphasise existing mitigations.’

Couldn’t happen here.

*sparks up Friday fattie*

Or could it?

*releases smoke plume*

Fight!

Durham Cathedral demands Covid passports for Christmas worship (Archbishop Cranmer)