Archbishop Comensoli is on point with his newly published article - check it out below and share with everyone you also encourage to sign this petition. We need more priests and religious to speak up now - do not be afraid.
"People of faith deserve hope, not exile: Archbishop Comensoli"
https://melbournecatholic.org.au/News/ArtMID/416/ArticleID/24685/Why-Victorian-people-of-faith-deserve-hope-not-exile-Archbishop-Comensoli
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Anonymous
5 years ago
Religious freedom is a must for our communities.
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Aprile Remalli
5 years ago
Please allow us the freedom to worship our God.
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Min
5 years ago
Churches should be treated equally and keep accurate records of attendees. Surely no worse than Andrews government's own record keeping?!
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Irene Ting
5 years ago
Please allow safe way to attend Church
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Mary Cushing
5 years ago
Please allow us to open our churches.We would be much better behaved than people in hotels and would follow the rules better too.
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Catherine Migliore
5 years ago
For a fair treatment in reopening places of worship
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Berris Simmons
5 years ago
This inequality is not reasonable or logical. People of faith must have same liberties as those who wish to meet in pubs or restaurants.
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CHRISTINE COMLEY
5 years ago
GIVE US OUR FREEDOM NOW!
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Mišo Filipovic
5 years ago
Open up our Churches!!
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Anonymous
5 years ago
Please open our churches so we can help people.
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Stella Georgiou
5 years ago
Please let us go to church!!
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Ksenija
5 years ago
Absolutely people should be able to worship freely...
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Kate
5 years ago
Dear Premier Daniel Andrews,
We, people of Victoria’s faith community, request that the ‘Roadmap for Reopening' be amended so that people of faith and places of worship are treated equitably and fairly.
The 2016 national census indicates that approximately 60% of Victorians identify as religious. For people of faith, the ability to practise our beliefs – including through public worship – is essential to our wellbeing. As it stands, the ‘Roadmap’ suggests that our wellbeing has not been given due consideration.
We are particularly concerned about the inequitable treatment of people of faith under ‘Step 3’ of your ‘Roadmap’. For example, ‘Step 3’ permits cafes and restaurants to seat up to 20 people indoors and 50 people outdoors yet restricts religious communities to outdoor gatherings of only 10 people and indoor private worship limited to 'household bubbles'.
There is no logical reason for this discrepancy. People of faith are able to attend a service in a place of worship whilst wearing a face mask; physical distancing is not a challenge in what are often very large venues; services are time-limited and rigorous infection-control measures are able to be implemented. A place of worship can and should be accessible in a COVID-safe way.
Religious organisations should be afforded the same opportunity to open for indoor worship with density quotients equivalent to those seen in other parts of the community such as hospitality. We were afforded the opportunity as we emerged from the first lockdown; we deserve to be afforded the same opportunity again as we emerge from the second lockdown.
Premier Andrews, we, people of Victoria’s faith community, request that you adjust the ‘Roadmap for Reopening’ in a way that secures the equitable treatment of religious communities and grants us the opportunity to practise our faith in a COVID-safe manner.
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Kerry godfrey
5 years ago
Open houses of worship
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Anonymous
5 years ago
I agree with the message attached.
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John Lukac
5 years ago
Full support
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Anonymous
5 years ago
Stop these draconian double standards
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Ps John
5 years ago
Let God's people worship together
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Vesna Peko Luketic
5 years ago
Why are you imposing a policy that discriminates against people’s right to worship.
Archbishop Comensoli is on point with his newly published article - check it out below and share with everyone you also encourage to sign this petition. We need more priests and religious to speak up now - do not be afraid. "People of faith deserve hope, not exile: Archbishop Comensoli" https://melbournecatholic.org.au/News/ArtMID/416/ArticleID/24685/Why-Victorian-people-of-faith-deserve-hope-not-exile-Archbishop-Comensoli
Religious freedom is a must for our communities.
Please allow us the freedom to worship our God.
Churches should be treated equally and keep accurate records of attendees. Surely no worse than Andrews government's own record keeping?!
Please allow safe way to attend Church
Please allow us to open our churches.We would be much better behaved than people in hotels and would follow the rules better too.
For a fair treatment in reopening places of worship
This inequality is not reasonable or logical. People of faith must have same liberties as those who wish to meet in pubs or restaurants.
GIVE US OUR FREEDOM NOW!
Open up our Churches!!
Please open our churches so we can help people.
Please let us go to church!!
Absolutely people should be able to worship freely...
Dear Premier Daniel Andrews, We, people of Victoria’s faith community, request that the ‘Roadmap for Reopening' be amended so that people of faith and places of worship are treated equitably and fairly. The 2016 national census indicates that approximately 60% of Victorians identify as religious. For people of faith, the ability to practise our beliefs – including through public worship – is essential to our wellbeing. As it stands, the ‘Roadmap’ suggests that our wellbeing has not been given due consideration. We are particularly concerned about the inequitable treatment of people of faith under ‘Step 3’ of your ‘Roadmap’. For example, ‘Step 3’ permits cafes and restaurants to seat up to 20 people indoors and 50 people outdoors yet restricts religious communities to outdoor gatherings of only 10 people and indoor private worship limited to 'household bubbles'. There is no logical reason for this discrepancy. People of faith are able to attend a service in a place of worship whilst wearing a face mask; physical distancing is not a challenge in what are often very large venues; services are time-limited and rigorous infection-control measures are able to be implemented. A place of worship can and should be accessible in a COVID-safe way. Religious organisations should be afforded the same opportunity to open for indoor worship with density quotients equivalent to those seen in other parts of the community such as hospitality. We were afforded the opportunity as we emerged from the first lockdown; we deserve to be afforded the same opportunity again as we emerge from the second lockdown. Premier Andrews, we, people of Victoria’s faith community, request that you adjust the ‘Roadmap for Reopening’ in a way that secures the equitable treatment of religious communities and grants us the opportunity to practise our faith in a COVID-safe manner.
Open houses of worship
I agree with the message attached.
Full support
Stop these draconian double standards
Let God's people worship together
Why are you imposing a policy that discriminates against people’s right to worship.