{"id":679,"date":"2014-10-24T18:48:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-24T18:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/2014\/10\/24\/south-sudan-catholic-church-to-continue\/"},"modified":"2016-05-03T09:40:54","modified_gmt":"2016-05-03T09:40:54","slug":"south-sudan-catholic-church-to-continue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communications.amecea.org\/index.php\/2014\/10\/24\/south-sudan-catholic-church-to-continue\/","title":{"rendered":"SOUTH SUDAN Catholic Church to continue handshake at Mass despite cabinet bans amid Ebola fears"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n<\/a><\/div>\n
\nThe Catholic
\nChurch in South Sudan and specifically in Juba has not ban shaking of hands as
\na sign of peace during Eucharistic Celebrations, says Fr. Jacob Odwa, Secretary
\nGeneral of Sudan Catholic Bishops Conference.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nSpeaking to AMECEA Online News<\/i> from Juba, Fr. Odwa
\nsaid that the Church has not stopped its members from shaking hands at Mass and
\ndoes not intend to do so. On October 16, 2014 the South Sudanese government
\nissued a precautionary warning to parliamentarians, advising against shaking
\nhands, saying the decision is part of measures aimed at minimizing the threat
\nof contracting Ebola.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nSo far
\naccording to Fr. Odwa, there have been no known cases of Ebola outbreak in
\nSouth Sudan to warrant taking such precautionary measures. \u201cPeople have
\ncontinued shaking hands in the houses and everywhere else here in Juba despite
\nthe announcement that came through the radio stations<\/a>,\u201d
\nhe said.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nThe South
\nSudanese Information and Broadcasting Minister Michael Makuei Lueth said the
\ncabinet had resolved that people should not shake hands as part of ramped up
\nefforts being introduced in South Sudan.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nThe decision
\nwas taken at its ordinary meeting chaired by President Salva Kiir on Tuesday 14th
\nOctober.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nIn a
\nstatement broadcast by the state-owned South Sudan Television (SSTV) following
\nthe meeting, Lueth also announced additional screening measures for travelers
\nto and from West Africa, where an Ebola epidemic is sweeping several nations<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\n\u201cIt is
\nadvised people should avoid shaking hands. People should just wave or say hi
\ninstead of shaking hands,\u201d the minister said, explaining that it is now time to
\ntake appropriate security precautions in line with the gravity of the threat.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nEbola is
\nspread through contact with the bodily fluids of an infected individual, but is
\nonly contagious after a patient starts showing symptoms.<\/div>\n
\n<\/div>\n
\nSource: Pamela Adinda, AMECEA Social
\nCommunications and Catholic Radio Network<\/i><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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