Covid to allow families to enjoy festive gatherings, a senior bishop has said. It comes just days after the Scottish Government's clinical director warned the public to prepare for a "digital Christmas" which could see large indoor gatherings banned in December.
John Kennan - who is the head of the diocese in Paisley and a senior figure in the Catholic church - has called for SNP ministers to offer the prospect of a temporary lifting of restrictions.
He argues it would provide Scots with hope in the dark winter months of lockdown that could lie ahead, with older people particularly likely to suffer from isolation over the Christmas season.
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