[livius]

Well, according to Cardinal Mahony, who is of course the supreme arbiter in these matters (actually, I think its some kind of heresy or at any rate anathematized doctrinal error to say that communion under one species is not complete).

If they're going to give Communion under both species, I wish they'd use intinction, as the Eastern Rites do. But that would put the EEMS out of a job, and we couldn't have that.

[Dominick]

I think its some kind of heresy or at any rate anathematized doctrinal error to say that communion under one species is not complete

Trent:
SESSION THE THIRTEENTH, Being the third under the Sovereign Pontiff, Julius III., celebrated on the eleventh day of October, MDLI. (11 Oct 1551)
...
CANON III.-If any one denieth, that, in the venerable sacrament of the Eucharist, the whole Christ is contained under each species, and under every part of each species, when separated; let him be anathema.

I don't think there is room for more complete or less complete, and Cardinal Arinze points this out clearly.

[NYer]

If they're going to give Communion under both species, I wish they'd use intinction, as the Eastern Rites do.

You know they won't because that would restrict the 'freedom' of using EMHCs.

Communion in the Maronite Catholic Church is strictly by intinction. The priest dips the Consecrated host into the Precious Blood and places it on the tongue of the communicant with the words:

"The Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ is given to you for the remission of your sins and eternal salvation."

The communion line moves fairly quickly and most efficiently. All children who have not yet received the Sacrament of Holy Communion are blessed by the priest touching the communion cup to their head. Even the youngest child is privileged to receive this blessing. Father knows his congregation and recognizes visitors from the Middle East with the same words, spoken in Arabic.

While it is true that the earliest christians celebrated communion in the hand, they were also instructed to touch their eyes, nose and mouth with the Consecrated host before swallowing the Consecrated host. This practice is no longer practical in today's society. Communion by intinction eliminates all concerns of germ transmission. It is a beautiful and well celebrated practice in the East that should be adopted in the West.

[ichabod1]

There are two churches I'm running TO, and both use intinction. One is Anglican use. The other uses intinction at the Latin NO, and the host only at the TLM. ALWAYS on the tongue in both places.

[Jaded]

I told our brand new Benedictine Priest that I would give up being an EOM for Latin. He smiled