tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001811654061323619.post384525731257387605..comments2023-03-26T09:46:00.702+01:00Comments on Ecumenical Diablog: Petition Against Communion In The HandEcumenical Diabloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07238450365797558708noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001811654061323619.post-18281255066258557662012-06-19T06:17:27.982+01:002012-06-19T06:17:27.982+01:00Eva Uliam is your typical liberal who always says ...Eva Uliam is your typical liberal who always says that what is important is "what is in the heart not what you do"<br /><br />How could you say that you are not respectful of the Eucharist if your actions don't speak of it? Where are the hundred years of discipline in Communion reception just because it is "hygenic"?<br /><br />Goodness dear woman! You concern yourself with hygiene when you go to Communion! Now there is your reverence! <br /><br />The question here is not what is in one's heart, but which act is befitting the honor to the Lord.<br /><br />Should we now say that singing the National Anthem while sitting is equally respectful to that when it is done standing up?<br /><br />Shall we tell the judge when he enters his courtroom "In my heart, I respect you, even if I still am seated here."?<br /><br />Actions speak louder than words.<br /><br />Obviously, your concern for hygiene is all there is to your support of the Protestant Communion in the Hand.AAAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15156566877512852332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001811654061323619.post-16168216981481828292012-02-10T18:31:19.945+00:002012-02-10T18:31:19.945+00:00While I'm quite happy to blame the US for most...While I'm quite happy to blame the US for most things that I can't pin on the English, this was sadly started by the Dutch.Ecumenical Diabloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238450365797558708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001811654061323619.post-79951380074329956782012-02-10T18:22:03.977+00:002012-02-10T18:22:03.977+00:00I'm a bit late coming to this, but there was n...I'm a bit late coming to this, but there was never any conciliar document (to my knowledge) of V2 that permitted any change in reception of the Host at Holy Mass from the 'accepted form' (ie on the tongue). The practice of receiving in the hand, with all the possibilities of profanation this entails, began in the US and was embraced by the charismatics. I will say no more, lest I be accused of being the traditionalist I unashamedly am!Gertrudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16443302079077125890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001811654061323619.post-91146804378576455122012-01-31T19:24:21.124+00:002012-01-31T19:24:21.124+00:00So we are"absurd" and "twist(ing)th...So we are"absurd" and "twist(ing)the Pope's arm" when we petition him. While disobedient Dutch Bishops forcing Communion in the hand on the Church, is a "Pope in his wisdom (seeing) fit to enable (Communion in the hand)"<br /><br />"Christ would think us quite foolish to be squabbling over such a minor issue". If it is a "minor issue" please stop squabbling, I myself, am being very nice about all this in light of your abusive comment.<br /><br />We are "selfish", "demand(ing)" and "simply to inflate (our) egos," and why? "because surely this is a question of pride."Ecumenical Diabloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238450365797558708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001811654061323619.post-39553211829716961202012-01-31T18:00:55.710+00:002012-01-31T18:00:55.710+00:00Bravo! Good cause.Bravo! Good cause.Gareth Hurley Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10463558987479607171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001811654061323619.post-34811109916004918892012-01-31T14:51:17.409+00:002012-01-31T14:51:17.409+00:00This appeal in abolishing Communion in the hand is...This appeal in abolishing Communion in the hand is as absurd as anything can be in getting to twist the Pope’s arm to act against something which some other Pope in his wisdom saw fit to enable. Communion in the hand, in my opinion, is no less desecrating than Communion in the mouth if someone choose it to be, and vice-versa. Reverence is not a question of mouth or tongue but how each individual looks upon Christ. Sure enough Christ would think us quite foolish to be squabbling over such a minor issue when He himself gave chunks of bread, namely his own body, directly in the hands of his Apostles and later on the road to Emmaus, to his disciples. <br />Furthermore Communion in the hand is in anyway far more hygienic. The priest, deacon or lay person who gives out Communion more often than not cannot help but touch the lip, or even tongue without traces of saliva being left on his fingers which is passed on to the next communicant. Need I remind you that the mouth harbours an infinite amount of bacteria and germs? At least in countries where Aids and other diseases flourish unchecked the custom of distributing Communion in the hand should still be permitted for the sake of everyone’s welfare. People should not be so selfish as to demand certain practices not be allowed simply to inflate their own egos, because surely this is not a question of reverence, but of pride.Eva Ulianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08703110106572674232noreply@blogger.com