Why is communion on the hand so widespread, taking into account it is still forbidden, though allowed by an indult?

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50 years after the instruction Memoriale Domini (1969) of Pope Paul VI, intended to allow communion in the hand, as an indult, to four countries where it already existed as an abuse (Germany, Holland, Belgium, France), the truth is it extended worldwide.
This is by itself a true abuse in the interpretation of the document, for it explicitly recomends to keep communion on the tongue as the “normal” form of communion, as it best expresses the reverence to God.
Future documents, as the General Instruction of the Roman Missal (last edition in 2001, translated to english in 2002), and the instruction Redemptionis Sacramentum (2004), confirms and keeps the indult until today.
Why is communin on the hand so widespread and accepted as the new normal?
When will the Catholic Church become humble, and kneel again before receiving Our Lord, directly on the tongue, as little children of God, to whom Jesus said: “Unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven” (Matthew 18:3)?
 
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Or my preferred way to search since it brings up the forum threads and apologetics articles … put this into Google:

“communion in the hand” site:catholic.com
 
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I am still scratching my head at the “forbidden though allowed” part.

The OP could easily search this topic and see it has been done to death, but let us see what happens this time.
 
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It’s forbidden.
In the places where there is the indult, you can violate the law without penalties or sin.
But it’s still forbidden and not recommended
 
in·dult

/inˈdəlt/

noun

noun: indult ; plural noun: indults
  1. (in the Roman Catholic Church) a license granted by the Pope authorizing an act that the common law of the Church does not sanction.
Allowed is still allowed.
 
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It’s forbidden.
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No, it is not. In fact, in my diocese, it is the only way one can receive at this time. Communion on the tongue is forbidden. If communion in the hand is forbidden where you are, then take that up with your bishop.
 
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The OP is an apparent troll. Just joined hours ago, sigh…
 
Communion in hand is not forbidden, if it were, we would not be allowed communion in hand and given us by various Bishops, ArchBishops, Nuncios, Presbyters, Deacons, EMHC, Cardinals.

I cant speak about the Pope as I have never had communion by him but I am sure we could look at a few clips where Popes have handed out Communion to see what they do.

Wherever did you get the idea that communion in the hand is forbidden?
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But it’s still forbidden and not recommended
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Forbidden and not recommended are two very different things. They do not go together.

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Thats two Popes , one living, one a saint, and a saint all giving or receiving communion in the hand.
 
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First of all, welcome to CAF, second of all, be VERY careful about the questions that you ask.
 
How can something be forbidden…but allowed? Sounds like double talk.
 
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Why is communin on the hand so widespread and accepted as the new normal?
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The Church is local as well as universal - so while Communion of the Tongue is the norm, Communion on the Hand is allowed at the discretion of the local bishop and a number have allowed it. They could of course decide otherwise is they saw fit to do so. Describing it as “forbidden but allowed” isn’t really correct. One form is universally allowed; the other is allowed only where the local bishop decides to allow it.
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When will the Catholic Church become humble, and kneel again before receiving Our Lord, directly on the tongue
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True humility requires us to accept that this is something which the magisterium has allowed. Sure, it’s by no means infallible and could change anytime but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s wrong. You can of course receive on the tongue, as is your right always and everywhere, but others can also choose to receive on the hand, where this is allowed.
 
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It is now de facto widely forbidden in these USA.
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Uhhhhh, no. I received on the tongue before the pandemic and visited a great many parishes in a great many places. None of them disallowed me from receiving on the tongue.
 
I was speaking of being forbidden during the pandemic, not before it. Your anecdata notwithstanding, there are copious reports of such (including my ancestral home).
 
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