![]() ![]() That means that the sacraments require some degree of proximity-usually close, physical proximity. ![]() The sacraments are outward signs, given by God, that confer grace-to use the traditional definition. There seems to be a real tension, if not an opposition, between temporal and eternal goods because of the response to COVID-19 in that reception of the sacraments has been made difficult or impossible. the health of the body) and eternal goods (access to sacramental grace). The situation is so difficult for Catholics because it seems that during the pandemic there is a real tension, or perhaps even in some cases an opposition, between temporal goods (e.g. Without descending into the details of infection and death rates, particular policy responses, and so forth, what I would like to do is to try to marshal the resources needed to think well about the situation as a whole. When surveying the landscape of opinions about how to navigate the conditions brought on by the pandemic, it is easy to feel overwhelmed, uncertain where to turn for guidance, unclear about whom to trust and what to do. ![]()
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