New Jersey Bishops to meet with Holy Father

Bishop John M. Smith will discuss matters in a report sent to Rome "several months ago," said the spokeswoman, Audra Miller, but she said she did not know if the report was delivered before the issue involving 8-year-old Haley Waldman of Brielle.

The dispute arose in June when the girl, who cannot safely consume wheat, had her first Holy Communion declared invalid because the wafer contained none, violating Catholic doctrine.

And the mother is pushing for an exception to be made. Years of failed catechesis and spiritual formation have caused so many people to become concerned with things other than eternal life.

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