First off, although this happened in church, the religion angle only enters into it for background. I do not want to see this turned into a religious debate of any kind.
I was at church with my mother this past Sunday, and as we normally do, we sit towards the front.
So after communion I'm kneeling in my pew with my eyes closed when I heard coughing and sputtering. I opened my eyes and there was some schlub choking on the communion wine..........and coughing and spewing DIRECTLY BACK INTO THE CHALICE!
Not only did he quite thoroughly contaminate an entire chalic full of wine, but he also spilled a bunch on the floor. It was horrifying not just from a spiritual angle but from a basic health & hygiene angle as well.
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Seriously, you don't *have* to have a sip of communion wine; the host alone is quite sufficient. If you don't like the taste of wine or otherwise can't handle it or are ill DON'T DRINK IT!
Because of this, they had to shut down that communion station and the poor Eucharistic Minister had to explain it to the Priest. Oh, and because he was forced to use a Purificator (a type of white towel which is the only thing allowed to be used on chalices/communion wine) to wipe up the spill, someone's going to have an extra fun time when laundry time comes.
Ugh.....I wanted to smack the guy that did it. Luckily, we were in church so I just closed my eyes again and ignored him as he went back to his pew.
I was at church with my mother this past Sunday, and as we normally do, we sit towards the front.
So after communion I'm kneeling in my pew with my eyes closed when I heard coughing and sputtering. I opened my eyes and there was some schlub choking on the communion wine..........and coughing and spewing DIRECTLY BACK INTO THE CHALICE!
Not only did he quite thoroughly contaminate an entire chalic full of wine, but he also spilled a bunch on the floor. It was horrifying not just from a spiritual angle but from a basic health & hygiene angle as well.
e
Seriously, you don't *have* to have a sip of communion wine; the host alone is quite sufficient. If you don't like the taste of wine or otherwise can't handle it or are ill DON'T DRINK IT!
Because of this, they had to shut down that communion station and the poor Eucharistic Minister had to explain it to the Priest. Oh, and because he was forced to use a Purificator (a type of white towel which is the only thing allowed to be used on chalices/communion wine) to wipe up the spill, someone's going to have an extra fun time when laundry time comes.
Ugh.....I wanted to smack the guy that did it. Luckily, we were in church so I just closed my eyes again and ignored him as he went back to his pew.
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