*pings bitpig*

[kyburg]

Dude, cross check this one for me.

Are they serious?

"The First Holy Communion made by 8-year-old borough resident Haley Waldman in April is considered invalid in the eyes of the Roman Catholic Church since the Holy Eucharist she received did not contain any wheat. The young girl's mother, Liz Waldman, said this week she had just recently learned of the ruling made by the church.

I'm not catholic. Stuff like this literalism is a very good way to convince me that's a good thing.

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[cecerose.livejournal.com]

Yup. It's true. Under church canon law, there has to be a certain amount of wheat gluten in the host in order for it to be considered "bread". I actually known a community of Benedictine contemplative nuns who make a low wheat gluten hosts that was approved by the Vatican last year.

Check it out @ www.benedictinesisters.org.