And....they attended together as a family.
However, I DO NOT agree with the arrogance of the leader of this parish to DARE to punish children and keep them from making Holy Communion becuase their parents do not attend church. Who does he think he is? Perhaps the pedophile priests should have been dealt with as severely as these families are being dealt with and then maybe children would not have been assaulted.
Personally, I would find me another Catholic Church with a real leader and not this pompous you know what!
If the parents are not attending Mass, and these are children about 7, 8,9 years, how are they going to fulfill their obligation to attend Mass? They can't exactly borrow the car and drive to Mass.