The same way everyone else does.
No one is afraid of swine flu either.The same way everyone else does.
Yes, but you can still taste a flavor of wine, and for some that would be enough to cause a relapse.
talk with the priest then and ask to not mingle the Body and Blood
I don’t think this is permitted in the Eastern Rite.talk with the priest then and ask to not mingle the Body and Blood
You are very fortunate to have never witnessed truly desperate alcoholism. The Blood of Divinity still contains alcohol, and even a sip is enough to trigger a relapse.
This will be “never” for most alcoholics.
How can you say that for sure when you’ve never experienced it?
My friend you don’t know what I have and haven’t witnessed. I am a recovering alcoholic (three years sober on 7/8 this year). I’ve been to detox twice, was drinking an entire bottle of 151 proof rum every single day. I almost killed myself on several occasions both from alcohol poisoning and extremely severe withdrawal symptoms. I can remember having hallucinations and seeing a little girl in a red dress at the other end of the couch.
Find a new Church? Sounds like an awfully Protestant way of looking at things my friend. As Jesus said to St Peter, “do not be afraid.” You can trust in Him.
I grew up with 4 alcoholic grandparents–one of whom literally drank herself to death–and numerous other relatives who had/still have serious drinking problems.
You are to be commended on your 3 years of sobriety!
You are very fortunate indeed to be able to handle the Eucharist. Numerous members of my previous church cannot.Or maybe if the specific parish you attend is no longer meeting your needs, God is telling you it’s time to move on? (Note that I’m not saying to leave the Catholic Church–and I do apologize if that’s how I originally came across–but just to find another parish with a different method of distributing the Host.)Find a new Church? Sounds like an awfully Protestant way of looking at things my friend. As Jesus said to St Peter, “do not be afraid.” You can trust in Him.
Do you apply the same principle to the Body of Christ?
You may believe it or not- I would be lying if I said I was totally confident one way or the other. You’re more likely to find this assumption in the Orthodox and I imagine Eastern Catholic Churches (that is that the Holy Mysteries absolutely may not cause deleterious effects.
Then why do people with Celiac Disease get terribly sick from receiving the Body of Our Lord? I’m not trying to sound rude or anything, but if it was true that the accidents left over after the Consecration didn’t still retain temporal properties [that could possibly cause physical harm] then people with Celiac Disease would be able to receive the Body of Christ without any detrimental effects.
Do they get terribly sick? Do you have any documentation of this happening?
Sure. Celiac Disease is a high sensitivity to gluten, and even a small amount of it can result in intense diarrhea and other symptoms like ulcers; the intensity of the reaction, of course, depends on how intense the person’s sensitivity to gluten is.
That just proof that a number of people with the disease are afraid of a reaction to communion- not that they have experienced one. If this is a real need in your Church why not just give them the precious blood and not the body? What’s the need for a low gluten host? Please forgive me for wondering why your soon to be Church’s Eucharist is harming people. I have never heard this come up in the Orthodox Church, and I’m positive we have members with the same disease who partake of communion.