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Dean Winchester · 03-19-2008, 07:34 PM

I am Catholic, so of course I go to communion towards the end of mass everytime I go. But last time I went, after I went back to my pew, I noticed one of the guys giving out communion (not the priest) drop a few pieces of communion on the floor. What does he do when he picks it back up? Puts it back on the plate with the other pieces of communion to give out.

I know that communion is sacred and everything, but we're in a germ/bacteria aware environment. I cannot believe anyone would do what that guy did in 2008. If someone dropped food on the floor in the kitchen at a restaurant, and then served it. Not only would that cook be fired, but the restaurant would be fined a lot of money for what he did. How is that any different than this guy picking up communion from the floor and serving it to parishoners?

HuntingtonM15 · 03-19-2008, 07:55 PM

I've only seen communion dropped once back when I was in school, and when it happened, the priest had to go pick it up himself and bless it, since it is considered to be so sacred. However, I don't think it was then given to someone. I'm not sure if this is a "rule" that Catholics are supposed to follow or not, but if it is, I don't think the guy should have just put it back in. Either way, I think the guy should have put it aside.

Ireneparalegal · 03-19-2008, 08:53 PM

Ewwwwww sounds like that guy did something bad, not the church. How disgusting that is. I can't wait to tell my local priest when I see him on Monday.

junecleaver · 03-19-2008, 11:43 PM

I dont know about your church, but the church i used to go to would serve the wine in a glass that everyone would drink from. The server is holding a napkin and one person drinks from it, he wipes it, and another person drinks from it and so on. It's optional to drink from it (and i never ever did lol) but my grandma said they used to force them to drink from it. I can't imagine the germs. I could never drink my family, let alone people i dont know.

junecleaver · 03-19-2008, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by HuntingtonM15

I've only seen communion dropped once back when I was in school, and when it happened, the priest had to go pick it up himself and bless it, since it is considered to be so sacred. However, I don't think it was then given to someone. I'm not sure if this is a "rule" that Catholics are supposed to follow or not, but if it is, I don't think the guy should have just put it back in. Either way, I think the guy should have put it aside.

I've seen it dropped a few times, and the preist would bless it and put it somewhere else.

Dean Winchester · 03-19-2008, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by junecleaver

I dont know about your church, but the church i used to go to would serve the wine in a glass that everyone would drink from. The server is holding a napkin and one person drinks from it, he wipes it, and another person drinks from it and so on. It's optional to drink from it (and i never ever did lol) but my grandma said they used to force them to drink from it. I can't imagine the germs. I could never drink my family, let alone people i dont know.

we do that at my church too... if I hear people coughing in church, I stay the hell away from it. I generally will take a sip since I usually sit near the front and there might only be two people sipping it before me, but I always make sure those people aren't sneezing or anything first because my dad got the flu from drinking the wine a long time ago

junecleaver · 03-20-2008, 01:20 AM

Thats why my grandma always sits in the first section, she is always first to drink the wine lol. I'm just worried about all the germs plus the backwashers there might be. I know it would be difficult, but it seems the churches would have found a better way to serve the wine by now. It would look kinda stupid in paper cups though, lol.

03-19-2008, 07:34 PM	#1
Dean Winchester Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 14,803	Did my church do something unsanitary? I am Catholic, so of course I go to communion towards the end of mass everytime I go. But last time I went, after I went back to my pew, I noticed one of the guys giving out communion (not the priest) drop a few pieces of communion on the floor. What does he do when he picks it back up? Puts it back on the plate with the other pieces of communion to give out. I know that communion is sacred and everything, but we're in a germ/bacteria aware environment. I cannot believe anyone would do what that guy did in 2008. If someone dropped food on the floor in the kitchen at a restaurant, and then served it. Not only would that cook be fired, but the restaurant would be fined a lot of money for what he did. How is that any different than this guy picking up communion from the floor and serving it to parishoners?

03-19-2008, 08:53 PM	#3
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,691	Ewwwwww sounds like that guy did something bad, not the church. How disgusting that is. I can't wait to tell my local priest when I see him on Monday.
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03-19-2008, 07:55 PM	#2
HuntingtonM15 That Bothers Me Moderator Forum Star Join Date: Jun 20, 2003 Location: Metro Detroit Posts: 11,060	I've only seen communion dropped once back when I was in school, and when it happened, the priest had to go pick it up himself and bless it, since it is considered to be so sacred. However, I don't think it was then given to someone. I'm not sure if this is a "rule" that Catholics are supposed to follow or not, but if it is, I don't think the guy should have just put it back in. Either way, I think the guy should have put it aside.

03-19-2008, 11:43 PM	#4
junecleaver Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 28, 2003 Location: i'm a southerner! :D Posts: 1,298	I dont know about your church, but the church i used to go to would serve the wine in a glass that everyone would drink from. The server is holding a napkin and one person drinks from it, he wipes it, and another person drinks from it and so on. It's optional to drink from it (and i never ever did lol) but my grandma said they used to force them to drink from it. I can't imagine the germs. I could never drink my family, let alone people i dont know.

03-20-2008, 01:20 AM	#7
junecleaver Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 28, 2003 Location: i'm a southerner! :D Posts: 1,298	Thats why my grandma always sits in the first section, she is always first to drink the wine lol. I'm just worried about all the germs plus the backwashers there might be. I know it would be difficult, but it seems the churches would have found a better way to serve the wine by now. It would look kinda stupid in paper cups though, lol.