Tag Archives: wheat flour

Reader Feedback: we helped prevent a sacrilege

Posted on 3 January 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Sometime I get feedback from a reader saying that something I wrote prompted him to return to the sacrament of penance or moved her to get her marriage straightened out.  Those notes help me keep this blog going.
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Wheatless Hosts… Noooooooooooo.

Posted on 28 December 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Holy Church’s Canon Law closely follows Holy Church’s infallible teaching when it comes to discipline of the sacraments.
The Church’s doctrine holds that valid matter for the Eucharist is a form of bread made from wheat.  In the Latin Church this … Continue reading →

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Developments with wheat, celiac

Posted on 19 January 2011 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I have written about hosts and wheat and celiac (here and here, etc.).
For the consecration to be valid, the hosts must be made from wheat flour.  Not wheat… not valid.
This comes from e! Science News with my emphases and comments.
Study … Continue reading →

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