The representative of the evangelical churches Luis Aruquipa assured that he will not be vaccinated either and that it is contrary to the Constitution to demand the document against COVID-19
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The representation of the evangelical churches and the archdiocese of Santa Cruz ruled out this Friday demanding the vaccination card against COVID-19, to participate in religious celebrations, as ordered by the Government to stop the spread of the virus in moments of a wave of cases new.
Luis Aruquipa, president of the National Christian Council and United Evangelical Churches, affirmed that the pastors and faithful will not comply with the instruction to demand the vaccination card to enter public places such as churches.
“The gates of Hades (hell) of this Government will not prevail against the church, arbitrary and unconstitutional laws that violate my right to decide,” he questioned and assured that he will not be vaccinated “because they cannot force me to do something I do not want.”
Supreme Decree 4640 provides to require the vaccination card against COVID-19 in “Public and private institutions, financial and religious institutions, shopping centers, markets and supermarkets, educational units, universities, technical institutes and educational institutions in general, entertainment venues and others where there is agglomeration.”
Through a statement, the Catholic Church in Santa Cruz also reported that it will not require its files to go to church the immunization card.
“We do not see it convenient to control that the faithful who attend the liturgical celebrations carry the vaccination card or updated PCR test, denying them their participation because they do not carry some of those documents,” the statement states.
In addition, it maintains that “since there are normative contradictions on the voluntary / obligatory nature of vaccination and it could incur in the violation of the rights to religious freedom and conscientious objection.”
The document must be required as of January 1.
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