Oh, good grief. This is why I am a nonpracticing anything (from a Catholic family). I think the spirit of the thing is much more important than the thing itself.
But... but... y'know, the miracle of Transsubstantiation! if you use non-gluten products, you won't get Dead Jesus - it could be any random person turns up!
This girl's parents aren't the first nor the last to take this opinion on the issue.
Long story short: This is the literal body of Jesus Christ we're talking about, and the bread and wine we use for consecration has to be pure. We've got all sorts of laws as to how to take care of the body of Christ, what we can use for the bread and what we can't-- we can't consecrate a rice wafer into the Body of Christ, it just doesn't work. It wouldn't be God, and it'd defeat the purpose of the sacrament.
She can still drink the blood, which is just as good as eating the flesh. My friend just drinks the wine because she can't have the host. It's not a big deal.
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Literally.
Let the kid have her cookie wafer. She's a kid.
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This girl's parents aren't the first nor the last to take this opinion on the issue.
Long story short: This is the literal body of Jesus Christ we're talking about, and the bread and wine we use for consecration has to be pure. We've got all sorts of laws as to how to take care of the body of Christ, what we can use for the bread and what we can't-- we can't consecrate a rice wafer into the Body of Christ, it just doesn't work. It wouldn't be God, and it'd defeat the purpose of the sacrament.
She can still drink the blood, which is just as good as eating the flesh. My friend just drinks the wine because she can't have the host. It's not a big deal.
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