On Mon, 16 Aug 2004 09:17:42 -0500, The Fool <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > <<http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/ny-bc-nj--communioncontrove0812au > g12,0,6656242.story?coll=ny-ap-regional-wire>> > > 8-year-old's first Holy Communion invalidated by Church > > By JOHN CURRAN > Associated Press Writer > > August 12, 2004, 2:25 PM EDT > > BRIELLE, N.J. -- An 8-year-old girl who suffers from a rare digestive > disorder and cannot consume wheat has had her first Holy Communion > declared invalid because the wafer contained none, violating Catholic > doctrine. > .... > > It isn't the first such communion controversy. In 2001, the family of a > 5-year-old Natick, Mass., girl with the disease left the Catholic church > after being denied permission to use a rice wafer.
So much for Mark 10:14.... ( http://www.fourmilab.ch/etexts/www/Bible/Mark.html#10:14 ) Julia _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
