My son Patrick made his First Holy Communion this weekend.
Despite the fact that the
normative method of receiving Holy Communion in the Catholic Church is on the tongue, he was the only boy in his school to do so.
This wasn't because the children or their parents made this decision, as is their right where the local bishop has granted permission.
It was because the school, the teacher, the chaplain dictated that this was to be the case. None of the children was taught how to received communi...
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