SINGAPORE: The Roman Catholic Church has suspended confessions in Singapore due to the spread of the deadly SARS virus and priests will instead forgive all churchgoers for their sins, the church said yesterday.
“The Archbishop of Singapore has issued a directive to the priests that there will be no individual confessions and that they are to issue general forgiveness,” said a spokesman for the Catholic News, which represents Singapore's Catholic Church.
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