llap Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Quote Bread used to celebrate the Eucharist during Roman Catholic Mass must not be gluten-free - although it may be made from genetically modified organisms, the Vatican has ruled. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-40545023 I am at a loss for words as to how to word the title of this thread. "Roman Catholic Church provides yet more evidence of how utterly stupid religion is" didn't seem to fit within the character limit. Anyway, aside from the usual stuff we know they are famous for, they have now sunk to a new low, or a new height in stupidity. Does this not in fact discriminate against people who suffer from celiac disease???? What Bible verse or planet did they pull this from? The ruling was issued at the request of Pope Francis. /Sigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzi Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 It's twaddle piled upon twaddle (see transubstantiation). To my mind, the wafers in church aren't proper bread anyway, but perhaps they think that unless it is made with wheat, it isn't proper bread, and therefore doesn't get turned into the actual body of Christ. I believe that because the Pope is seen as the direct successor to Saint Paul he counts as an apostle and can therefore make it up as he pleases. There's no biblical basis for the Assumption of Mary, her Immaculate Conception or loads of other important items of Catholic doctrine. It's nothing particularly to do with Pope Francis, the crap goes back centuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llap Posted July 9, 2017 Author Share Posted July 9, 2017 There's often this myth that the Pope is believed to be infallible ex cathedra etc but it's more complex than that. The Pope as a man has no authority to arbitrarily establish official church dogma. That would take a full church council. I think he is overstepping his authority with this ruling as it effectively implies one of the two options: 1) transubstantion requires gluten or 2) the presence and actual flesh of Jesus is not present in gluten-free bread even despite a priest performing the rituals of communion. These may sound like trivial things but theologically this is a major issue. He should resign immediately and bring back Joseph Ratzinger. I quite liked him. His book on Jesus was quite interesting and I'm not a Christian. PS why is genetically modified bread okay, when the Bible forbids genetic modification? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinahand Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 The bible forbids genetic modification? Verses, please. Plus what about "Go forth and prosper". I'm pretty sure that involves genetic modification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llap Posted July 9, 2017 Author Share Posted July 9, 2017 1 hour ago, Chinahand said: The bible forbids genetic modification? Verses, please. Plus what about "Go forth and prosper". I'm pretty sure that involves genetic modification. Will reply next week. Complex halakhic issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llap Posted July 10, 2017 Author Share Posted July 10, 2017 Leviticus 19:19 . Mixing species of plants or animals is prohibited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lxxx Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 It's just the same globalist theme that's been coming out of his mouth recently, following on from capitalism being the devil and national borders being his bedfellow, now it's GM-food is okay. It's almost like this pope is reading from the same hymm sheet as the UN chieftains and pushing some kind of co-ordinated agenda. What next, microchipping kids at birth is what the Lord would have wanted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llap Posted July 10, 2017 Author Share Posted July 10, 2017 He isn't even a real pope. Jesuits are not allowed to be popes. Benedict XVI is still the real pope. Francis is a commie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxb&b Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 I wonder if there's such a thing as gluten free choir boys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Why waste money on Communion wine and not use water when Jebus can automatically turn it into wine? The Catholic church could have saved another fortune by now and given it all to the poor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llap Posted July 10, 2017 Author Share Posted July 10, 2017 Who's "Jebus"? Have some respect. I may not believe in him as a messiah or incarnation but the bloke had a pretty awful death at the hands of imperialist Roman oppressors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxb&b Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Who are you, the Judean peoples popular front? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Be realistic. What did the Judean peoples popular front ever do for us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
llap Posted July 10, 2017 Author Share Posted July 10, 2017 10 minutes ago, manxb&b said: Who are you, the Judean peoples popular front? No, I am the bloody people's popular front of Judea!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxb&b Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 Splitter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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