I'll Say This Much About Jesus...

[Crow]

Communion. Now that's a practice from an outsiders point of view that looks like a load of lunacy.

On this side of the fence it can be a very moving ritual. 

Well it must have something going for it to still be practiced. In terms of strangeness I would put it there with the Jewish Kaparot.

[DeterminedJuliet]

I'm allowed to make fun of Catholics because I was raised Catholic and practiced for many years (that's how it works, right?  ). I can also confirm that there are Catholics who literally believe that the Eucharist turns into flesh -- my Dad is one of them. It's one of the churches many mysteries, or so he says.

As for the taste of communion, I agree, it tastes like nothing. I remember before my first communion, they let us try one of the non-blessed wafers. Us, being kids, all thought it was pretty gross and I remember asking if the blessed communion tasted better. I was assured that once it was holy, it was more palatable.   It was not.  

[MadBomr101]

As for the taste of communion, I agree, it tastes like nothing. I remember before my first communion, they let us try one of the non-blessed wafers. Us, being kids, all thought it was pretty gross and I remember asking if the blessed communion tasted better. I was assured that once it was holy, it was more palatable.   It was not.  

The wine's nothing to crow about either.  The body and blood of christ aren't nearly as good as a simple plate of fried cheese and a cold beer.

[DeterminedJuliet]

As for the taste of communion, I agree, it tastes like nothing. I remember before my first communion, they let us try one of the non-blessed wafers. Us, being kids, all thought it was pretty gross and I remember asking if the blessed communion tasted better. I was assured that once it was holy, it was more palatable.   It was not.  

The wine's nothing to crow about either.  The body and blood of christ aren't nearly as good as a simple plate of fried cheese and a cold beer.

I've never tried the wine. When I was a kid, it was sort of frowned upon (though I was never told outright I couldn't drink it), but the time I was older, I was well on my way to disbelief, so it didn't hold much appeal. I gotta say, everyone drinking out of the same cup didn't seem all that hygienic, either, though I get why they do it that way.

[En_Route]

I'm allowed to make fun of Catholics because I was raised Catholic and practiced for many years (that's how it works, right?  ). I can also confirm that there are Catholics who literally believe that the Eucharist turns into flesh -- my Dad is one of them. It's one of the churches many mysteries, or so he says.

As for the taste of communion, I agree, it tastes like nothing. I remember before my first communion, they let us try one of the non-blessed wafers. Us, being kids, all thought it was pretty gross and I remember asking if the blessed communion tasted better. I was assured that once it was holy, it was more palatable.   It was not.  

Ok, your Dad is a cannibal or at least he thinks he is one but isn't really. I'm not sure which is worse. I suppose my own father might have believed much the same, but in his defence, he had fairly zany notions about everything.

[Tank]

Communion. Now that's a practice from an outsiders point of view that looks like a load of lunacy.

On this side of the fence it can be a very moving ritual. 

I have no doubt for believers it would be.
For Muslims so is throwing pebbles at a stone on Hajj.
Some people think dream catchers are nice.

Superstitions are comforting, enabling, possibly even exciting and treated as superstitions that's fine. However telling kids superstitions are real is wrong, it's misleading it is 'building a house on sand' and that is sad.

[hismikeness]

I gotta say, everyone drinking out of the same cup didn't seem all that hygienic, either, though I get why they do it that way.

Oh, they wipe the lip of the cup with a napkin, so it's all good. 

I think it was Dane Cook who had a bit about the Eucharist and he called the Communion wafers "Jeez-its". He talked about how the priest would hold the entire bowl and he wanted to grab it and add milk like a bowl of Christ Chex. 

I grew up Catholic as well as many others, and I always would get the wafer spot welded to the roof of my mouth. One time, when they were extra stale, I inhaled some of the wafer dust and had a 10 minute coughing fit right in the middle of church.

[Sweetdeath]

I gotta say, everyone drinking out of the same cup didn't seem all that hygienic, either, though I get why they do it that way.

Oh, they wipe the lip of the cup with a napkin, so it's all good. 

I think it was Dane Cook who had a bit about the Eucharist and he called the Communion wafers "Jeez-its". He talked about how the priest would hold the entire bowl and he wanted to grab it and add milk like a bowl of Christ Chex. 

I grew up Catholic as well as many others, and I always would get the wafer spot welded to the roof of my mouth. One time, when they were extra stale, I inhaled some of the wafer dust and had a 10 minute coughing fit right in the middle of church.

Sheesh.
SUch good parents forcing a child to do this.
Glad i never went through this. Glad you're out of it, mikeness.

[MadBomr101]

One time, when they were extra stale, I inhaled some of the wafer dust and had a 10 minute coughing fit right in the middle of church.

Choking to death on the body of christ, could there be a more ironic way to meet the maker?  St. Peter would be laughing his ass off as that person approached the pearly gates.  Jesus would eb there too being all "Serously, my son, how f**king dumb are you?"

[DeterminedJuliet]

One time, when they were extra stale, I inhaled some of the wafer dust and had a 10 minute coughing fit right in the middle of church.

Choking to death on the body of christ, could there be a more ironic way to meet the maker?  St. Peter would be laughing his ass off as that person approached the pearly gates.  Jesus would eb there too being all "Serously, my son, how f**king dumb are you?"

When I was a kid, there was an older gentleman who had a heart attack and died in one of the back pews during a service.

[The Magic Pudding]

When I was a kid, there was an older gentleman who had a heart attack and died in one of the back pews during a service.

I hope they double checked he was dead, 'cause sometimes those services can put people into a deep state of torpor.  I think it's a defence mechanism the brain uses in extremis.

[xSilverPhinx]

Whole out shutdown and evacuation

[Sweetdeath]

One time, when they were extra stale, I inhaled some of the wafer dust and had a 10 minute coughing fit right in the middle of church.

Choking to death on the body of christ, could there be a more ironic way to meet the maker?  St. Peter would be laughing his ass off as that person approached the pearly gates.  Jesus would eb there too being all "Serously, my son, how f**king dumb are you?"

When I was a kid, there was an older gentleman who had a heart attack and died in one of the back pews during a service.

Did everyone gather to pray around him? O_O

[DeterminedJuliet]

One time, when they were extra stale, I inhaled some of the wafer dust and had a 10 minute coughing fit right in the middle of church.

Choking to death on the body of christ, could there be a more ironic way to meet the maker?  St. Peter would be laughing his ass off as that person approached the pearly gates.  Jesus would eb there too being all "Serously, my son, how f**king dumb are you?"

When I was a kid, there was an older gentleman who had a heart attack and died in one of the back pews during a service.

Did everyone gather to pray around him? O_O

Uuhhhhh, no. They called an ambulance.

[xSilverPhinx]

My mother told me that during one of her church services the preacher had a stroke. They called an ambulance too though I don't doubt the feverish praying sessions came soon afterward.