Local Catholics avoid kissing cross to prevent Sars: report

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Malaysian Catholics have been told they do not need to kiss the cross in Easter ceremonies in a bid to prevent the spread of the deadly Sars virus, a report said today.

Instead, they can simply bow before the cross, the Kota Kinabalu diocese said in a circular to all churches in the capital of Sabah.

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