Anglican bishop says N.L.'s vaccine passport needs clarification
CBC
An Anglican bishop in Central Newfoundland says the Diocese of Central Newfoundland will require proof of vaccination for all of its regular services starting Oct. 22 — but calls the provincial government's vaccine passport "ambiguous" and "confusing."
In a message to the church community posted earlier this week, Bishop John Watton said the province has "made it clear that proof of vaccination is required of all churches by law."
The government has stated that if faith-based organizations do not verify proof of vaccinations at gathering, they must abide by strict rules, including limiting gatherings to 50 per cent capacity, requiring people to wear masks, and banning singing.
The diocese had been planning to go that route, but in his message Watton said the government has "made it clear that the requirements mandated should the vaccination protocol not be used is not an optional pathway but is only to be used in exceptional circumstances."
Watton said the government's messaging around new vaccine rules "created an ambiguity and negative energy that could have been avoided."
Watton said he's heard from people in the church community who are for a vaccine passport and people who are against it.
Some, he said, are angry about it, but despite that Watton wrote that the diocese has "reached the conclusion that we would support the vaccination passport protocols."
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