Good point. Then perhaps the parish should sell admission tickets in advance. No tickets at the door. I'm guessing local nonparishioners would make the effort to walk over to the church and buy those tickets.
But of course that wouldn't stop determined local youths from crashing security barriers. Police presence would have to be massive.
What an ugly mess. Perhaps there is no solution except for the parish to move its festival. But they shouldn't close down!
Tough situation. Even if they could get another location cheaply, they would lose the local attendance. As long as the authorities won’t act against the “teens,” decent people are out of luck.
One would sure like to see armored Knights of Columbus wreaking havoc with swords, though.
None of these feasts carry an admission fee. They are open to everyone. Including the riff-raff.