Should churches be the first to reopen?*

by Greg Bondar

On May 3, a headline in The Australian, “Catholic bishops push Premier to open NSW churches”, raised my eyebrows in joy.

The proposal to NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian was signed by Archbishop of Sydney Anthony Fisher, Archbishop of Canberra Christopher Prowse and 16 others, including the bishops of regional NSW. The Catholic bishops have proposed a four-stage reopening of NSW Catholic churches as cases of covid19 abate.

Under Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s three-s…

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