A Bridge Too Far? - Gluten Free Communion Wafers Nixed

[packman]

"The unleavened bread that Roman Catholics use in the celebration of Mass must contain some gluten, even if only a trace amount, according to a new Vatican directive.

The directive, which was dated June 15 but received significant attention only after it was reported by Vatican Radio on Saturday, affirms an existing policy. But it may help to relieve some of the confusion surrounding church doctrine on gluten, a protein that occurs naturally in wheat and has become the subject of debates over nutrition and regulation".

But, not to despair - One can get Communion without the wafer drinking just the transfixed blood of Christ (wine)- and even then if you want to go booze free you may request a substitute grape type drink with less than 1% of alcohol..

ME- I remember when men were men and we had our Communion wafers loaded with gluten and drank our wine straight up with no Holy Water to wash it down with.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/10/world/europe/vatican-gluten-free-bread.html

[Dr Hobbitstein]

1. Gluten Free Jesus. nt

[struggle4progress]

2. Why would any non-Catholic care one way or the other?

[Demsrule86]

7. I care because if you have celiac it makes you sick even a tiniest bit...so it is mean..I go to a

a nice church that will marry my Gay daughter and her girlfriend someday...the Episcopal Church.

[hvn_nbr_2]

3. If you have Celiac, it's because God hates you, I guess.

No eucharist for you, Celiac demon!

[dembotoz]

4. Maybe the pope got a good deal on them at Costco and needs to use those up

Before any changes are made

[Demsrule86]

5. That is ridiculous...I was recently diagnose with Celiac after two hospitalizations....

My Mom said I had a 'nervous stomach'. When I looked at the symptoms miscarriage was one of them. I had several. I am now on a gluten free diet. I would never cheat in a millions years. And the Catholic church should be ashamed. I baked my own bread for our Episcopal church and the priest passes it out to me. I am first so that the wine has no bread dipped in it...Celiac is an illness...and is not a lifestyle choice...I also think many have sensitivity to gluten who don't have Celiac...maybe the genetically modified wheat...who knows.

[MineralMan]

6. Jesus is not a vegetable. How could you change the

wafer into flesh without protein? Such is the reasoning of religious belief, I'm afraid.

Or something similar to that, anyhow.

[JoeStuckInOH]

8. Divine logistical streamlining...

1) If no celiacs are taking the Eucharist, none get into heaven.
2) If there are no celiacs in heaven, then God can buy normal bread-related products for heaven's denizens.
3) ...
4) Profit.

(I saw something like it in Southpark, once. Trust me.)