But crap like this makes me call bullshit. Excerpt:

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.

First let me say this: bullshit. And let me add this: complete bullshit. The act of communion is a symbolic one, with the bread representing Christ's body and the wine representing his blood, which was shed for us. But the church is claiming that if the wafer doesn't contain unleavened bread, it's not real communion. Sorry, you can never share in the sacrament if you don't eat wheat. A little gluten can hurt you? A lot? Not our problem; it's your's.

In my opinion, Jesus is hawking up a big loogie in Heaven to splot these assholes with.

Update: John Cole puts takes Catholic Church doctrine out to the woodshed. Let me reiterate my position: this is complete and utter bullshit, and anyone who tries to hide behind doctrine-translation: some self-described infallible man's opinion passed off as gospel- isn't worth arguing with.

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