 鲜花( 0)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
本帖最后由 awake 于 2009-7-25 13:33 编辑
0 d; E) r4 h5 u0 c* y
& x6 _. z% H; O' G) Rhttp://www.google.com/hostednews ... P5InBhwjCw3eQiw8FEg
! z) J; _+ i. B2 H8 E5 {$ z' ]$ |% N
LONDON — Some British parishioners are being advised to hug rather than shake hands "as a sign of peace" in measures by churches to try to stop the spread of swine flu, a report said Wednesday.
! I! ?2 z9 j: L$ j4 m/ I8 }) l' }3 k \! q
The Church of England has introduced the measure in its Southwark diocese in southeast London as concerns mount about the spead of swine flu in Britain, the Financial Times said.
4 r9 D, |. x2 {7 a* t- G
) k& s# E! V6 | ]7 p: {) ySome churches have also begun to allow "intinction" or dipping bread in communion wine rather than sharing the chalice, while others have stopped offering wine altogether, the newspaper said.$ r8 w! I% Y# I9 h
* h5 v$ u& ^: v* T& R+ @A British bishop has already advised his diocese to suspend holy water from churches in a bid to halt the spread of the A(H1N1) virus.5 D+ Q& O* q0 N2 j- {* q& q: q
$ y1 E% h5 m6 e4 i: Y) |, K* r# YThe measures follow ones being introduced in other countries, including in Portugal where church goers are to take communion by having the host placed in their hands, not their mouth.
4 o+ n. S {8 q! N
7 p& U* h. Y* S4 sSwine flu has now killed more than 700 people around the globe, the World Health Organisation said Tuesday, as experts debated whether schools should be closed to contain the pandemic.
* m$ W% B$ y% \. D# ~( W
7 ~4 }+ V4 f& Y x D本周三有报道称,一些英国教堂建议教区居民用拥抱代替握手来传递“和平的信号”,以防止猪流感的传播。
% N) R" d: z4 ~' z
( Y5 g3 P& i' p: d- X《金融时报》说,由于越来越多的人担心猪流感在英国扩散,英国教会在伦敦东南部的南华克主管教区推荐了这一方法。 x3 R o% d% S. L5 z
5 n# w* N9 b9 d- w报纸上说,有的教堂已经开始允许用面包蘸圣餐酒,不再共用圣餐杯,而其他一些教堂则完全停止供应集体圣餐酒了。
/ r; _7 c( j, ~4 d( \; T8 f$ g# y8 Y/ X, b( f- z) p
一位英国主教已经建议他主管教区的教堂暂停供应圣水,从而防止甲型H1N1流感病毒的传播。
/ w* \5 r) X2 m# s2 @, c' u9 Q5 x9 P6 `6 D/ R
这些措施效法了其他国家的做法,例如葡萄牙,那里的教徒领圣餐时是把面包放在手中而不是放进嘴里。
4 f3 g- q/ `5 a: m4 Z) m# a6 E. [- H7 `& Z6 I& [
世界卫生组织本周二称,目前猪流感已经在全球夺去了700多人的生命,专家们正在讨论是否应该关闭学校来抑制猪流感的大规模流行。 |
|