top of page
Search

BISHOP'S STATEMENT ON S.C. RULING

Soon after the US Supreme Court's Feb. 26 ruling, Bishop Oscar Cantú issued a statement expressing satisfaction in the High Court's decision rejecting Santa Clara County’s ban on indoor worship services.


"I join all Catholics and people of faith in Santa Clara County in expressing our satisfaction in tonight’s U.S. Supreme Court decision rejecting Santa Clara County’s ban on indoor worship services. Santa Clara was the only county in the country to continue such a ban. Banning indoor worship and yet allowing people to gather at airports, personal services establishments, and retail shopping is unconstitutional—and the Supreme Court has said so several times."


San Jose Bishop points out the support for the five churches in their appeal, "the Diocese of San Jose worked with Becket Law to file a friend-of-the-court brief in the matter of Gateway City Church v. Newsom before the Supreme Court on February 24, 2021."


As a result, "All parishes, missions, and chapels in the Diocese of San Jose may resume

services up to 20% capacity effective immediately, but only if and when each parish can safely resume indoor worship do so following all masking, social distancing, and sanitization protocols," the Bishop said.

54 views0 comments

Recent Posts

See All

UPDATES ON ASCENSION FACILITIES - The Cross on the rooftop of Ascension Church was recently toppled. Strong gusts knocked down the 8-foot-tall hollow metal Cross with a rotten wood base. Nobody was in

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME RETURNS - THIS SUNDAY Daylight savings time will return at 2:00 AM, Sunday, March 12, 2023, making the day 23 hours, and sunset will be later in the day. If you still rely on an a

ADA 2023 & ASCENSION'S RENEWAL You are invited once again to participate in the Annual Diocesan Appeal. Thanks to your generous support for the ADA 2021 and 2022 and additional donations, Ascension co