NEW YORK, Oct 16 — Catholics and Jews asked US courts yesterday to overturn New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's order limiting worship to no more than 10 congregants in communities hard hit by the coronavirus, calling the measure a threat to religious freedom. At a three-and-half-hour hearing, US...
Friday, 16 Oct 2020 08:59 AM MYT
At a three-and-half-hour hearing, US District Court Judge Nicholas Garaufis said he hoped to rule by today on a request by Brooklyn's Roman Catholic diocese for a preliminary injunction voiding the restrictions. In the Catholic case, Bishop Raymond Chappetto testified the diocese had imposed social-distancing and other safety measures beyond state requirements, including placing communion wafers in congregants' hands rather than on their tongues.
Attorney Seth Farber, representing the state, said the restrictions, which expire on November 2, were targeted at areas where infections erupted without regard to religious considerations.
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