03-04-2006, 10:55 PM
03-05-2006, 08:39 PM
I haven't followed Catholicism as an adult, so my understanding may be out of date. When I was growing up, no one but a priest was supposed to touch the host. Then I think they enlarged that to include deacons. But there was a taboo against an ordinary recipient from touching the host. I just dug out an article from Google that to me makes the point that the rules issues here inspires a lot of passion (warning: this thing is really arcane).
http://www.tldm.org/News5/CinH2.htm
Anyway, I guess the bishop in question here is not wanting to be creative.
http://www.tldm.org/News5/CinH2.htm
Anyway, I guess the bishop in question here is not wanting to be creative.
03-06-2006, 04:36 AM
Nuns from hell! HA! Oh, yes.
Re: Communion--in my day, like Ozy, you couldn't chew it, so it would get stuck to the roof of your mouth. They had some procedure to deal with this but I don't remember what it was.
Re: Communion--in my day, like Ozy, you couldn't chew it, so it would get stuck to the roof of your mouth. They had some procedure to deal with this but I don't remember what it was.
03-12-2006, 02:28 AM
(I've never understood the idea of smart-alec and variations thereon as an insult either)
What if, instead of eating it himself, the father were to save the wafer and mix it in with a glass of water or juice? That way, the child would still be participating, would not be making an empty ritual of it, and would avoid the sensory aversion.
[Ideally, it could be mixed with the wine (In fact, at our church, the Priest typically crumbles a bit of wafer into it) but I understand that many people object to underage drinking even if it's only a sip. The boy could also have sensory aversion to alcohol]
What if, instead of eating it himself, the father were to save the wafer and mix it in with a glass of water or juice? That way, the child would still be participating, would not be making an empty ritual of it, and would avoid the sensory aversion.
[Ideally, it could be mixed with the wine (In fact, at our church, the Priest typically crumbles a bit of wafer into it) but I understand that many people object to underage drinking even if it's only a sip. The boy could also have sensory aversion to alcohol]
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