Gluten Free People Cannot Eat the Flesh of Christ
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Bad news for celiac disease sufferers and anyone that chooses a gluten free diet – the Catholic Church has told its priests that all of the Holy Communion bread must contain some gluten in order to be truly holy. The bread can have a low gluten content but it must contain enough wheat to be made without additional ingredients.
For those of you who don’t follow a Christian religion, the Holy Communion is a very important part of the religious ritual and the bread and wine are said to be sacred. During Mass, the priest converts the bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus Christ which the congregation will eat and drink. However, it seems that a lack of gluten can disrupt this process and prevent the priest from fully turning the bread into flesh.
Surely, a priest’s ability to transform bread into the flesh of Christ isn’t dependent on the composition of the bread? Is the power of God limited to only gluten-based products?
Does the word equation for transubstantiation (the conversion of the substance of the Eucharistic elements into the body and blood of Christ) look a bit like this:
Gluten + Holy Spirit = Body of Christ?
Assuming Pope Francis is correct, gluten free products are the kryptonite of the Holy Spirit.
On a more serious note, this new ruling from the Vatican could really alienate Catholics with celiac disease and they may be forced to either not participate in Communion or make themselves ill if they choose to put their religious needs before their health needs.