MESSAGE FROM ARCHBISHOP ANTHONY FISHER O.P. RE: TODAY’S ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE NSW GOVERNMENT’S COVID “FREEDOM PLAN” AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR PLACES AND ACTIVITIES OF WORSHIP - 9th September 2021 Dear friends in Christ, Announcements have been made today about Sydney beginning to reopen once 70% of the adult population has had two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, and foreshadowing further easing once we reach 80%. The roadmap states that places of worship will be included in this reopening. In discussions with the NSW Government and NSW Health, I joined other religious leaders in insisting that worship is an essential service, not mere ...