The positions taken by the Roman Catholic Church on divorce, remarriage and communion are not self-evident, but the product of numerous interpretive moves.

'If we do not learn to treat the elderly well, we won't be treated well either.'

"If you are distracted by a little kid being a little kid you are not focused on what’s holy. Little kids are holy. Let it be."

First Communion is a powerful church and family ritual; no one who has been present can miss its importance for the children taking part.