Restrictions are not unreasonable

October 5, 2020
Charles Leyes
San Francisco

In the Chronicle Sept. 19, 2020, I learned the archbishop wrote an opinion piece in The Washington Post. I learned that he was resisting and complaining about the restrictions imposed on services in churches. He was taking the position that the restrictions were unfair. I couldn’t help but wonder why, if this was on his mind, he was writing to The Washington Post instead of the San Francisco Chronicle. His people are here, not in Washington, D.C. Why is he not writing to the newspaper in our city if his concern is so great?

As to the issue itself, the alleged unfairness to churches, the Catholic Church has already been a source of problems by disobeying restrictions. South Korea, which was having good control of the virus, had a relapse traced to large groups in churches.

One needs only to go in the door of any Sunday Mass to see that most of attendees are people of age groups most at risk. The recommendation of six feet of distance is reported by those who know to be too short and should be more like 12 feet. So, the restrictions are not unreasonable to me. Add on the danger of singing or touching.
 

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