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Münster (dpa) - In view of the development of the corona pandemic, the Central Committee of German Catholics (ZdK) would understand that singing is prohibited at Christmas services.
"I think the services themselves can take place as planned," said ZdK chairman Thomas Sternberg on Saturday in Münster of the German press agency.
The editorial network Germany had previously reported.
Maybe not the parishioners, but soloists could sing, Sternberg said.
Clear hygienic regulations such as personal registration, distance requirement, mask requirement and disinfection are provided as conditions for the church services.
"The Catholic and Protestant Churches behaved very responsibly during the pandemic - even during the first lockdown," said Sternberg.
"It goes without saying that we want to do everything we can at our church services to prevent health risks, and that is a clear consequence of the Christian law of charity," said a spokeswoman for the Evangelical Church in Germany on Saturday when asked.
"This is why the following applies: the basic criterion is not what is most permissible, but what is responsible."
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Sternberg pointed out: "Already very many will not be able to take part."
This Christmas, therefore, a lot of creativity is needed to counter loneliness and fear.
There are instructions on the Internet to celebrate at home.
Church services would also be streamed on the Internet.
Prior to this, the virologist Alexander Kekulé and the SPD health expert Karl Lauterbach had called for a singing ban in all churches for the Christmas holidays.
The Robert Koch Institute reported maximum values for new infections and fatalities on Friday.
The federal and state governments want to discuss further measures in a switching conference on Sunday morning.
A decision on a nationwide lockdown is expected.
The topic should also be nationwide requirements for church services at Christmas.