The Lord in a Plastic Cup - Giving Communion at WYD in Rio

Eponymous Flower ^ | Tuesday, August 6, 2013 | Tancred

[ebb tide]

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

The Lord in a Plastic Cup -- Giving Communion at WYD in Rio (Rio de Janeiro) scurrilous, thoughtless, horrifying forms of an unworthy giving of Communion and a similar reception are customary to Catholics. At World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro the poor understanding of the Eucharist has reached a new high point of slovenliness.

Pope Benedict XVI. went with his example and gave Holy Communion only to those faithful who knelt and received on the tongue. It was a contribution to the restoration of reverence and comprehension for the Holy. The priests employed were informed only to give Communion on the tongue. The papal example found imitation, yet wasn't driven through the inculcation of general guidelines.

The papal example hasn't changed much under Pope Francis, but for the most part he doesn't give Communion, and is therefore not as visible. The selected priests are no longer instructed as before to give only Communion on the tongue, because besides those, who give according to Benedikts XVI.'s form, have stepped in those who as in earlier times, give Communion on the hand and pass It out over people's heads.

In Freiburg at Breisgau, the President of the German Bishops' Conference, Archbishop Robert Zollitsch whose example on the closing Mass on the papal stage defied the Pope's example, put female Extraordinary Ministers out, who gave Communion in the hand.

World Youth Day 2013 in Rio de Janeiro showed a lack of sacramental understanding of the Eucharist, visible in a new "modern" form of Holy Eucharist. The consecrated Hosts were held in plastic cups. These containers went from hand to hand, were passed out by priests, laity, women and men, and give to the faithful, being passed over their heads.

The lack of imagination of the organizers for a worthy reception or distribution of Communion is astonishing. It's much otherwise in the East, as Latin Christians of the West kneel on the ground in shame. On this point the one who accompanies a priest to giving out Communion, should have a small kneeler instead of an umbrella, which could easily facilitate kneeling Communion in every situation.

Text: Giuseppi Nardi Trans: Tancred vekpon99@hotmail.com AMGD

[uglybiker]

At least it wasn’t two women giving out the cups. :-P

[ebb tide]

But you’re not “in Persona Christi Capitis”; you don’t know better.

Those who are “in Persona Christi Capitis”, including the Pope, should have known better.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

High standards can be good unless they get in the way of something greater. And 3 million is a lot of people.

[ebb tide]

Three million people can get in the way of God?

[aMorePerfectUnion]

Silly comment to make. GOD has neither commanded, nor revealed ANY instructions in this regard.

Yesterday, you were worked up about priests who danced. Today it is plastic cups. I can’t wait to see what tommorrow brings. :-)

[aMorePerfectUnion]

Ah, now you’ve put your finger on where you are wrong.

[ebb tide]

It wasn’t three million people. That would have been 7.4 people per square meter.

[ebb tide]

If you’re even Catholic, read the story of Fatima.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

Sorry, I think Fatima was bogus.

[ebb tide]

Enough said. Thanks for your honest response.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

Sure - and if you want to post any facts to support your argument on this thread I will read them.

[ebb tide]

OK. Here are the facts. Feel free to refute each and every one. Good luck arguing with St. Thomas!

The Truth About Communion in the Hand

[steve86]

This is disgusting to me. Can you imagine how The Lord feels to have His Holy Eucharist handed out like bubblegum at Chuck E. Cheese?

[VermiciousKnid]

I’m with you, ebb tide. I find the whole matter greatly disturbing.

Regards,

[Salvation]

Good article. Have you read the book by Maria Simma, “Get Us Out of Here!”??

Says the same thing and a lot more.

[ebb tide]

No, I haven’t read it yet. Thanks for the recommendation and I’ll look it up.

[Alex Murphy]

"Ordinary plastic is fine for 3 million people.”
But it’s not “fine” for the Body of Christ. He deserves much better.

I've certainly read worse:

COMMUNION THROUGH A FEEDING TUBE (And More on Confirmations)
No Genetically Modified Jesus! (Important Issue!) [Catholic Caucus]
Monsanto's genetically-modified Eucharist (Catholic / Orthodox Caucus)
Lawsuit over communion wafer machine:

(CN) A company that makes the "revolutionary Rapid Reload System" for dispensing "wine infused" communion wafers claims an employee swiped trade secrets and took them to a competitor in the communion host-dispensing market. Nu-Life Products wants Nu-Life Church Supplies to destroy or return all the offending items, including those based on its "Quad-Rotator Technology" which allows the dispensers to deliver 400 communion hosts without having to be refilled.

Nu-Life Products also sued its former employee, Douglas A. Henricksen, in Minneapolis Federal Court. It claims Henricksen violated a confidentiality and noncompete contract he signed. The defendants market their gizmo as the "Germ-Free Communion Host Delivery System."

Nu-Life wants the defendants enjoined from selling the disputed items and from contacting its clients, and destruction or delivery of the items. It is represented by Thomas Boyd with Winthrop & Weinstine.

[LadyDoc]

actually, they should have put the Eucharist, the body and blood of Christ, only in golden cups, to show reverence.

Of course, if the Brazilian theives are like those in Manila, I figure half of them would go missing before the end of the mass.

However, I do agree they might have used a bit sturdier containers than those flimsy cups. Why not styrofoam?

[Talisker]

One can receive communion on the tongue while thinking sinful thoughts, one can receive communion from a plastic cup with reverence.

But one cannot hide one’s soul from God.

[Venturer]

Then you take it that way.