1.   At least two dioceses, Arlington, Va., and Lincoln, Neb., still do not allow girl altar servers.

2.   According to the Vatican, diocesan bishops are not required to permit girl altar servers.

3.   Across the nation, girl altar servers have for the most part been welcomed without much opposition.

4.   But three years ago, the Vatican, after being lobbied by American bishops, did reverse its longtime prohibition on girl altar servers.

5.   Four young girls from Catholic schools in New York became the first females permitted to be altar servers at a papal Mass.

6.   He was an early advocate of allowing girls as altar servers.

7.   In the column, he complained that altar servers had used Little League games as an excuse to get out of attending church.

8.   Many parishes use adults as well as young people as altar servers.

9.   Most Protestant denominations, for example, do not have child altar servers.

10.   Now, across the nation, girl altar servers like Clare McLoughlin of Our Lady Help of Christians, have been welcomed without much opposition.