Another Diocese Is Added to the Lowering of Age to Receive the Sacrament of Confirmation

Archbishop Lori of Baltimore, Maryland, said that a «wide consultation» was conducted and that Catholic theology, developmental psychology and the experiences of other dioceses were analyzed to establish «the decisive factor» that facilitates the growth of young people in the faith, which was found in the participation of the family, since it is considered that the current crisis of catechesis in the American Church lies in the lack of family commitment.