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JohnH,

I am not Catholic, but I thought Christmas Mass was like a Jewish Temple
for
the High Holidays. You had so many people showing up that they had
trouble
sitting all of the people who wanted to attend. Many temples will provide
tickets to the active members of the temple. Do they ever limit
attendance
to at the Church to active Catholics? Or do they allow the dregs of
society
in?

I am just wondering how Harry is allowed to attend Christmas Mass. A non
Catholic, who is not even a Christian. Does this mean an active, devote
Catholic will have to stand up in the back of Church so Harry can attend
Mass?


If the devout Catholic is late, they will stand in the back, or go to the
other masses in the hall in a large parish. I am not Catholic, but am
married to one. So C&E gets me to church, plus a few other times. I get to
sit anywhere there is a seat, they do not ask if I am from the parish,
actually they say a welcome to all from there and out of town, Catholic or
not.