#so I'm just like. incredibly sensitive about dietary restriction issues rn | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

thelastspeecher · 8 months ago

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I just discovered that in Roman Catholic Communion, gluten-free versions of the little crackers or bread aren't provided bc the Vatican has decided that it has to be wheat in order to be valid.

and while most people may just be able to have the wine or whatever and avoid the crackers, the priests have to have BOTH. even if they have fucking CELIAC'S.

which has resulted in the Church saying "maybe we shouldn't allow priests who can't have gluten and/or alcohol".

(which is ableist but I mean do we expect better from the Catholic Church)

I am so incredibly riled up over this and I'm not even Catholic.

#like. there are Issues with Catholic priests and I recognize that but also this is fucked up imo #as far as I'm concerned the bread or crackers aren't Jesus's flesh until something is done to them #what about wheat means only wheat counts as being Jesus's body???#also c'mon if one of the disciples had Celiac's Jesus would have given him gluten-free bread #and been like ''this is my body too here you go''#like Jesus was a considerate man #I think I'm riled up bc I am gluten-intolerant and currently on an elimination diet #so I'm just like. incredibly sensitive about dietary restriction issues rn #at least it's all right to be gluten-free in other Christian denominations #other Christian churches are like ''nah this bread is Jesus's flesh too even without the gluten''#speecher speaks

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