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Aug 20, 2004 18:48

Call me a crazy, liberal Methodist who is going to be the down fall of Christianity... but let the girl have her communion wafer that won't endanger her life. I honestly doubt the Father would care and isn't his opinion the one that counts, anyway?

seriously?, grr argh, whisky tango foxtrot, my god is so great

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occultebelta August 20 2004, 17:31:51 UTC
*facepalms* No bloody kidding. Maybe not being Catholic, I don't see the big deal, but....

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mhw August 20 2004, 19:01:19 UTC
The big deal is represented here.

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occultebelta August 20 2004, 19:14:02 UTC
Makes far much more sense now. Thanks for the link.

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lessthanpie August 20 2004, 17:44:56 UTC
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.

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mhw August 20 2004, 17:53:23 UTC
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!

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dramaturgy August 20 2004, 18:31:58 UTC
::snerk:: <33 Kay.

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cesontmesmots August 20 2004, 18:18:15 UTC
Jesus.

Literally.

Let the kid have her cookie wafer. She's a kid.

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duchessdollydot August 20 2004, 18:27:40 UTC
*coughs and steps in as the resident Catholic*

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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mhw August 20 2004, 19:00:13 UTC
Her parents won't allow her alcohol, it seems.

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duchessdollydot August 20 2004, 19:07:51 UTC
Then her parents are making the decision for her not to receive communion. She has the option.

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