RECEPTION OF HOLY COMMUNION DURING COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS
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RECEPTION OF HOLY COMMUNION DURING COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS
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[don't use] In-person communal gatherings (adapted)
R5: Balanced thinking and multiple perspectives
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It is correct that communicants have the right to choose one of two ways to receive Holy Communion, just as penitents have the right to choose one of two ways of confessing sins. In both cases, the right is neither absolute nor is it exclusive. The minister of these two sacraments has an equal right not to distribute Holy Communion on the tongue or in the hand, and not to hear a person's confession either anonymously or face-to-face. The general principle of Church law, which includes liturgical law, is that Church law always admits exceptions unless the proper authority (pope or bishop) makes it explicit that there is no exception to it. Let us also keep in mind those who are now making an issue of a certain form and discipline have missed what is essential altogether. It is not our physical posture that determines our moral and spiritual worthiness to receive Holy Communion, it is the state of our souls.
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2022-12-16
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Bishop Kagan, Fr. Wayne Sattler