[DallasDeb]

As it stands right now by Church law, as long as she is a Catholic of good reputation she is qualified to serve as a Eucharistic minister and to therefore touch the host hundreds of times during the course of a Mass.

My parents are nearing 80 but are very spry. They are both extraordinary ministers (Eucharist ministers). I would hate for them to have to start touching people's tongues to give them communion and get sick from other's germs. They are fairly healthy, but are more susceptible to illness.

[wideawake]

I would hate for them to have to start touching people's tongues to give them communion and get sick from other's germs.

The whole trick of it is to not touch the tongue but to drop it on the communicant's extended tongue from a height of about a quarter-inch.

[Patriotic1]

In a perfect world, they wouldn’t touch the tongue. That said, I have sometimes. I would rather do that than worry about the Host not bouncing off. In addition, there’s something called washing their hands after Mass that I am sure they are familiar with.