Didn’t do much good against the Romans.
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@anon3894935 Apparently, this shit might be happening all over America, but we don’t hear about it because other states do not have the same Public Records Laws as Florida.
This is the Sunshine Act, “Under the Sunshine Act, the public and the media are given access to crime reports almost immediately after they happen, like the daily booking report, which is posted almost as soon as a person is booked into jail. That information allows reporters to detail the narratives quickly.” (that’s from WCTV Eyewitness News’ website; and they are both “trusted” and “local”).
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Born and raised Catholic, don’t really practice but do occasionally go to Mass for various reasons.
A few years ago there was a Knights of Columbus memorial Mass for my dad at a local church in Detroit where we were married and my parents were married.
The wackadoodle pastor of that church decided that was a good time to lecture everyone about communion and the strict rules.
If you had been chewing gum before Mass get the heck out no communion for you.
No confession, no communion for you.
And on and on.
He also required everyone to kneel which hasn’t been a thing in years.
I normally don’t take communion but I was tempted because I wanted to see if I’d burst into flames for the impure thoughts I was thinking about him.
He ruined a completely good memorial, several people left the church and didn’t stick around for breakfast.
Seems like plenty of clergy don’t really understand their own religion.
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Hiaasen? Try Tim Dorsey.
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Will no one rid me of this nibblesome priest?
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Nailed it!
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Can confirm!
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My mom was told when she was a child that she mustn’t chew the host. A child in a nearby neighbourhood did it and his/her mouth started to drop copious streams of blood. Dangerous stuff.
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“Don’t chew the host” is pragmatic advice for most social gatherings.
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Except for some horror movies.
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“… protecting the bread…”
That’s one confused Catholic priest. Beyond the estimated ~$73B in real estate owned by the Roman Catholic Church, only they know how much they have in other assets…and they ain’t talkin’. If the RCC ever directed priests to “protect the bread”, it would only mean “protect the money offered by parishioners”.
Dominic, go frisk 'em.
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We obviously go to different sorts of social gatherings, but I assure you that the chewing is only by consent.
It’s not my only reason, but one of the reasons I am an atheist is the lack of objective proof for any god figure. If this myth was something that could be replicated and not falsifiable, it would become part of the ritual just to give people something tangible.
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Even we altar boys didn’t buy the act. Our roles gave us ready access to the behind- the-scenes stuff; very… educational.
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Ritual cannibalism exists throughout human history. It’s a metaphor for connection to the divine. Substituting something else to stand in for that substance was a cultural evolution worthy of praise.
You still see modern people eating parts of animals or plants to gain their attributes. Insulin, penicillin, Premarin.
Feed your head.
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Waaay back in the day, I was recruited to play guitar for the local Catholic church because they “lost” their organist to a Protestant church. I was also, at the time, technically Protestant, although my faith was rapidly eroding. But I was 16 and I didn’t mind getting a little spending money for working an hour a week. The church was led by one of those 108-year-old monsignors that are always the MOST fun, and although I’m sure my memory is not 100% accurate, it seemed like at least 50% of all his sermons focused on the fact that Protestants were going to hell. Besides being a really weird and petty way to shame an organist and maybe by extension, me, it just made no sense. Duder, everybody in there (except me) is Catholic. I’m also fairly confident there is no literal Biblical backing for this message since the Protestant movement didn’t exist at the time it covers. How is this message relevant to your flock?
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Huh. The song Panis Angelicus specifically calls it a wonderful thing (O res mirabilis) that the lord is chewed (manducat dominum). I wonder where the idea that you shouldn’t came from.
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To that extent, knowledge could be considered a food source. Regarde:
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