Mother Prays - Priest Calls Police

@Cuthbert Mayne Has Pope Francis or the Vatican imposed any mask requirements on the Church? If yes, please link the Vatican site's announcement. If no, then Pope Francis can opine as he pleases and we, the laity, are just as free to ignore it. As I've told others elsewhere, Pope Francis' (frequently foolish) opinions are not canonically binding.

If you're referring to this recent article, his actions speak louder than words.

@Cuthbert Mayne "The Vatican cannot enforce anything except Dogma."

...and since it's self-evident masks are not Dogma, then the Vatican can not enforce such requirements.

"However it can lead by example and make recommendations:"

Recommendations are not binding. A recommendation is neither an order nor a law. ;-)

Meaning, the answer to my question, "Has Pope Francis or the Vatican imposed any mask requirements on the Church?" is no. He has not and neither has the Vatican.

Well! That was simple enough. :D

Yes, Pope Francis has a lot to say about masks, he has a lot to say about climate change, he has a lot to say about wealth inequality and a lot to say about the government's role in forcibly correcting it. He has a lot to say about immigration, he has a lot to say about many things that have absolutely no direct bearing whatsoever on our Catholic faith or the Catholic Church.

Given that Pope Francis' political and social views are rooted in a solidly Marxist world-view and Marixsm is one of the single largest sources of human misery in modern history, that's all the more reason to dutifully listen to what Pope Francis has to say on political/ social issues and then dismiss what he said as both wrong and wrong-headed.

@Louis IX "Maybe some Catholic women resent being forced to dress up as an infidel to worship in God’s house."

There is nothing "infidel" about masks supposedly designed to prevent the spread of the COVID virus. If you wish to claim otherwise, please state which non-Christian (i.e. "infidel") religion mandates masks to prevent COVID as a religious doctrine for its followers. Please cite the relevant religious law/ scripture where such doctrine is mentioned. ;-)

Masks come in every possible variety imaginable... everything from the tacky-looking blue paper masks, shown here being worn by the Vatican Swiss Guard to more duralbe cloth masks decorated with (gasp!) Catholic themes
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As a purely historical note, there is nothing "infidel" about the photo of the mask I posted either.

It is a cloth mask, technically a form of veil, used in belly dancing. The dance originated in ancient Egypt and was widespread throughout Asia Minor. It was mentioned by the Roman poet Juvenal who lived in the 1st-2nd century AD, which provides at least one point of historical documentation.

Worth noting that Christianity was, at this point, flourishing within Egypt and the city of Alexandria soon became one of the great centers of early Christianity. Egypt itself remained Christian longer than America has even existed..

...which shows, my dear Louis, ethnicity, culture and religion are not automatically one and the same. ;-)

"Masks are not the same as ties or shoes..."

True, they're not. However it is the venue's right to decide if they require ties or shoes or masks. Visitors to a venue have one of two options, either comply with the dress-code or leave.

Whatever those particular Catholic women choose do to, I'd appreciate it if the one interviewed didn't lie through her teeth about her city's masking requirements.

From what I read in the GTV article... there won't be a trial @Salmo143 The article didn't mention any arrests.

Presumably there weren't any because the woman and her group complied with police orders to leave. What she's doing now is also a hallmark of stupid, obstinate people: she didn't get her way so she's trying to get someone into trouble (the priest).

I've seen something similar often enough with stupid and obstinate people on GTV. When factually corrected and unable to refute that correction, their next approach is to claim they're being bullied and screaming for GTV's administration to ban me.

I don't like these mask restrictions, though I'm having a ton of fun making the best of a bad situation by freaking everyone out with creative compliance.

The woman is in the legal -and- moral wrong. Every venue has the right to set clothing restrictions so long as they're applied evenly without any unfair discrimination.

This is nothing new. Fancy restaurants can require men to wear suitcoats and ties.

Nightclubs have been doing the same for ages on "theme" nights.

The nightclub's event calender is usually very clear about it. If the theme that night is "goth" or "rave", patrons can and will be expected to conform to that night's dress code.

Even churches have the right to enforce modesty/ and decorum rules.