A VERY BAD PRACTICE.
At a certain Roman Catholic Church in this colony, I will not say in what locality, a very bad custom prevails, which ought to be corrected. At the end of the service, when the people leave the church, a great many men and lads stand close to the gate partly blocking up the passage for a time ; and then loiter near, staring rudely at those who come out. The irreverence, vulgarity, and ill-breeding of such a custom needs no comment. Some Auckland people may know the church referred to. Those whom the cap fits may possibly feel ashamed on reading this. If not, it is to bz feared the case is hopeless. A similar offence, though in a milder degree, is committed when the congregation is going in.
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New Zealand Tablet, Volume VI, Issue 272, 19 July 1878, Page 11
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132A VERY BAD PRACTICE. New Zealand Tablet, Volume VI, Issue 272, 19 July 1878, Page 11
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