MeDeFe wrote:The wafer, once consecrated, is considered sacred and must be immediately consumed, according to church teachings. Cook, who reportedly was raised Roman Catholic, has said he did not realize he was required to swallow the wafer right away and merely wanted to show it to a friend.
From one of the articles linked to in Pharyngula, tells you something about how thorough some catholics are when it comes to telling their adherents about their religion.
Heh, you'd think that was kind of important...
That is so wrong, but it's so close to another situation in the Catholic Church, the desire to use non wheat based communion hosts for those who suffer from gluten allergies. The church insists that unless it is wheat it is "invalid matter" for communion.
