Damn liberal Christians and their fake “diseases” Yes folks i’m being sarcastic but the article kinda destroys my Saturday Notre Dame football victory celebration chant of “Touchdown Jesus says breakout the confessional wine and the gluten free eucharist” – PB/TK
Here is why the Catholic Church bans gluten-free communion wafers – By The Conversation / July 22 2017
A recent letter from the Vatican reminded the world’s Catholic bishops of a rule mandating the use of wheat gluten for the celebration of the Eucharist, a Christian liturgical service called the Mass by Catholics.
Reactions were immediate. Catholics with celiac disease recounted their experiences in trying to find low-gluten options and even approaching priests before Communion to receive consecrated wine from a separate chalice so there was no chance of cross-contamination. Some narrated how they had even refrained from receiving Communion and decided instead on a “spiritual Communion.”
As a specialist in liturgical studies, I was not really surprised. Today in North America there is an intense concern about the nature of bread used for Communion by Catholics – celiac disease, caused by gluten intolerance, affects at least 1 percent of the global population.
But while the Catholic Church does allow low-gluten breads, the use of gluten-free recipes has been strictly prohibited.
Continue to rawstory.com article: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/07/here-is-why-the-catholic-church-bans-gluten-free-communion-wafers/
