They were afraid that if they put it in the hand so the communicant could put it in his own mouth, some might not eat it, but take it away to use as a charm or for some other impious purpose.

You can understand their attitude. The Roman church wasn't about to give up its monopoly on simony, was it?

[Memories of Blackadder as Archibishop of Canterbury sorting through ten-packs of Christ's fingers emoticon]


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