Loans for sacraments

Dear Editor, Congratulations to Cathy Burke on her letter ‘There is no necessary expense for First Holy Communion’ (IC 19/03/15). Our family, with a child making her Confirmation, was outraged when our local Killarney Credit Union published an advertisement offering loans of €1,000 to parents for Communions and Confirmations.

Our credit union could not understand why we objected to their latest campaign. Is it any wonder that the sacraments have become increasingly commercialised?

Yours etc.,
Alan Whelan,
Beaufort, Co. Kerry.