Most parents remain attached to religious rituals, despite a growing secularisation in Irish society

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“Today, Catholics face serious challenges to their belief system, and the structures that uphold them are under intense scrutiny. Ferns, Tuam and other horrors and abuses cannot but cause intense shame in the heart of any practising Catholic, though our shame pales into insignificance compared to the injustices suffered by the victims. We need to make amends."

If religion is on the wane, why are communions so popular in our schools?