Just know that there are people out there not properly disposed to recieve communion who can go up and recieve a blessing without their parents or other relatives knowing they haven’t recieved. So there is a silver lining in that they do that instead of persuading themselves to receive unworthily.and blessing of people not receiving communion in the communion line.
I understand and I agree with you. That isn’t what my post was about.The blessing at the end of mass is sufficient for all regardless of their dispostion and is more a sign of the community as a whole rather than singling people out.
You BEING the pastor certainly changes how I read that story. A pastor guiding their flock makes a lot more sense than a parishioner showing up telling everyone how it needs to be. Apologies if the clues were there all along.Being the pastor, I have this perogative.