Catholic church suspends sign of peace

Also, the Catholic Church has instructed its
priests to henceforth suspend all forms of
physical contacts during service, including the
traditional sign of peace, which involves shaking
of hands with other worshippers during service.
This directive was contained in a statement by
the Catholic Archbishop of the Metropolitan See
of Lagos, Adewale Martins, titled “The Outbreak
of Ebola Virus – a pastoral approach.

Apart from calling for the discontinuation of
placing of water bowls at the entrances of
parishes of the church, the Archbishop
encouraged the use of gloves when counting
offerings as other means of stemming EVD’s
spread.