CNA Staff, Dec 12, 2023 / 14:00 pm
A survey released this month by a British Catholic organization demonstrates what the group says were the “shocking” effects of COVID-19-related church closures in that country.
Catholic Union, a lay organization that bills itself as “dedicated to the defense of Catholic values in Parliament and public life,” said that its survey of almost 1,000 is “the first major study of Catholic attitudes towards the closure of churches during the pandemic and the impact this had on people’s well-being.”
The group announced the survey in October of this year. The results will be submitted to the U.K. COVID-19 Inquiry, a public investigation examining the country’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Catholic Union Director Nigel Parker said in October that the group was “committed to making sure [churches] are never forced to close again,” with Parker urging the faithful to “take part in our survey to make sure the voices of Catholics are heard as part of this inquiry.”