Tim Carney, The Karen of Church

Tim Carney should stick to economic writing where he's competent, and he should NEVER let his Karen alter-ego out in public again.

He advises the Catholic Bishops to re-open the churches--a good start--and then goes into full Nanny:

If my pastor asked me, I’d keep all those rules, and add something like the following:
* Limit attendance to 20% to 25% of normal capacity.
* Allow one household per pew. Skip every other pew.
* Make Mass shorter, and keep windows open.
* No singing.
* Tell the immuno-compromised not to come.
* Bar anyone with a fever, a cough, or other symptoms.
* Tell parents not to bring kids who cannot be trusted to social distance.
* Masks should be worn at all times.

Advice to Timmy's pastor:  do NOT ask Karen's Timmy's advice.

What actually worked, for the 2 Sundays it was tried, was telling Catholics that they may choose NOT to participate at Mass if they had good reason to worry about their health.  That cut attendance by about 30% at two major SE WI parishes that I'm aware of, resulting in pretty good Social Estrangement.

Try that again, Excellencies.