Старшие по званию товарищи-атеисты с Острова встретили Пасху на кухне. Раннее, архиепископ Кентерберийский запретил священникам входить в храмы на Пасху даже для молитвы в одиночестве или трансляции службы по интернету. (new guidance issued this week by the Archbishop of Canterbury, warning clergy that they cannot enter churches for solo prayer nor to film a service - despite provisions for this in the government's lockdown rules. Those who breach the rules claim they have been threatened with disciplinary action.). Четыре дня назад член британского парламента Джек Лопрести написал письмо министру правительства с просьбой открыть храмы на Пасху для молитвы. На что наглый итальянец получил отлуп от отцов англиканской церкви. Jack Lopresti, the Conservative MP for Filton and Bradley Stoke, wrote to the housing secretary saying people should be allowed to enter churches "for private prayer". He said if people were allowed to visit takeaways or off licences they should be allowed to enter a church. The Bishop of Bath & Wells, Peter Hancock, said: "As a church we have decided our buildings will be closed. "Churches continue to care and support the community, but our first thoughts need to be with those doctors and nurses making a sacrifice for us." В переводе с сицилийского диалекта Giacomo "Jack" Lopresti - Иаков Священник. ......... Впервые на Пасху со словом выступила и защитница веры и глава англиканской церкви, Её британское величество Елизавета II: Many religions have festivals which celebrate light overcoming darkness. Such occasions are often accompanied by the lighting of candles. They seem to speak to every culture, and appeal to people of all faiths, and of none. They are lit on birthday cakes and to mark family anniversaries, when we gather happily around a source of light. It unites us. As darkness falls on the Saturday before Easter Day, many Christians would normally light candles together. In church, one light would pass to another, spreading slowly and then more rapidly as more candles are lit. It’s a way of showing how the good news of Christ’s resurrection has been passed on from the first Easter by every generation until now. This year, Easter will be different for many of us, but by keeping apart we keep others safe. But Easter isn’t cancelled; indeed, we need Easter as much as ever. The discovery of the risen Christ on the first Easter Day gave his followers new hope and fresh purpose, and we can all take heart from this. We know that Coronavirus will not overcome us. As dark as death can be — particularly for those suffering with grief — light and life are greater. May the living flame of the Easter hope be a steady guide as we face the future. I wish everyone of all faiths and denominations a blessed Easter . ... Кого нет в королевской речи, a есть коронавирус и живое пламя (привет зооастрийцам!) Подсказка: Аnno Domini, in the year of the Lord, 2020 . Нет Господа.