Catholic Mass Mask Observations
So maybe I wasn’t paying attention to the mass as much as I should have been. I admit it. But, the hypocrisy of masking was too much to be able to ignore for me. Here are my Catholic mass mask observations from yesterday.
The Good News
Let me start out by saying a couple of things. I truly don’t care if a person chooses to wear a mask. But, I loathe when I see parents without a mask and their children all wearing masks. The good news is that a lot of the sheeple in church are no longer wearing masks. I’m proud of their bravery and their understanding that masks don’t stop the spread of coronavirus or your likelihood of getting it.
Below the Nose
The altar boy wore his mask under his nose the whole time. Since coronavirus is airborne, it seems to me that it can get into your nasal passages. Of course, the truth is that young boy had a miniscule chance of getting coronavirus. Yet, he had to wear that mask so everybody knew that the Catholic church takes coronavirus very seriously. If you are going to take it seriously, read the true science and lead your congregation by real example.
Mask On, Mask Off
This drives me crazy! First, the lector wears a mask to walk to the lectern. Then, the lector takes off her mask to read. So, if I’m following this right, the coronavirus germs are everywhere she walks, but they stay away from the lectern. I don’t think that’s how it works.
Then, the priest doesn’t wear a mask to start the service. And then, the priest puts on a mask because I guess he realizes that the coronavirus germs have arrived. Then the priest takes off his mask during the consecration where he can spread germs into the host. The priest then puts his mask back on for communion. And then, he takes it back off after communion. I guess if nothing else, the germs are so confused that they don’t know what to do.
The Sanitize
When the priest gives communion by mouth, they have little tables with sanitizer bottles. So, they squeeze some sanitizer and clean their hands every time they deliver the host by mouth. I don’t think that’s a bad thing. But, the deacon was so busy sanitizing his hands that he forgot to give communion to the last person in line.
I think my problem is that it’s very distracting from the sacredness of communion. And, why doesn’t the priest sanitize after giving communion by hand. The deacon touched my hand. I think the coronavirus germs see communion by hand as a golden opportunity.
Conclusion
I’m not sure where the church derived it’s rules from. But, they don’t seem very consistent to me. I think it’s time to return to normal. As I said, I don’t care if my fellow parishioners wear masks. Although I still don’t understand pulling them down to receive communion if you are truly trying to protect yourself and others. Germs don’t care where you are or what you’re doing.
