Priest: Communions 'often more like a pantomime than a sacrament'
Holy Communion is being used as an excuse to party, according to a Portlaoise priest.
Father Paddy Byrne has also complained about people taking selfies during Mass.
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LIMITED OFFERHoly Communion is being used as an excuse to party, according to a Portlaoise priest.
Father Paddy Byrne has also complained about people taking selfies during Mass.
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