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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oh for crying out loud.
Talk about “check the box” requirements that do nothing at all to bring the young people into fuller communion with the church.[/quote]

It is a requirement of the Catholic church that you attend mass. Why shouldn't they enforce it for students getting their first communion? It isn't a check the  box requirement, it is an obligation of  the Catholic Church. If you don't want to attend mass on a regular basis then don't sign up your child for communion classes.[/quote]

First, the issue is confirmation, not first communion.
My reference to "check the box" isn't to attending mass, but to the silly requirement to wait in a long line after mass so the priest can hand you a card that I'm certain is going to get immediately thrown away.  And it's even more ridiculous to require an out-of-town priest to sign something.  What if someone is sick?  Do they need a doctors note?  
The priest in question is not acting in a way that will help these young people attend mass regularly, or help them grow closer to God, or help them become more active, adult members of the parish.  He's acting in a way that infantilizes them and will, for many, drive them away from the church.[/quote]

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