Why Did the Church Demand That the Laity Take Communion

question 27

Multiple Choice

Why did the church demand that the laity take communion on the tongue?

• A) Church leaders feared that some would use the consecrated host to make spiritual concoctions or put it in a locket
• B) The Eucharist was considered too holy to touch
• C) The church declared that touching the consecrated host would be a grave sin
• D) No one actually knows why, but it became standard practice

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