Comments on: Jesus is Gluten Free

By: Pretty Girls Gallery

Pretty Girls Gallery — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 05:22:04 +0000

I have gluten allergy since childhood. I am always on a Gluten Free diet and i use guar gum in some of may baked foods.

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:47:43 +0000

ROFL!

By: Bot Grinder

Bot Grinder — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:49:40 +0000

Interestingly enough the hosts look like trucker speed.

By: James

James — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 03:36:20 +0000

In http://richarddawkins.net/articles/4547 Philosopher Dan Dennett describes a study of the lives of various preachers who have lost their faith…He quotes one as saying “There’s no WAY you can complete seminary and still believe in God…”

By: acnemelanie

acnemelanie — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:34:59 +0000

i have an allergy to Gluten and most of the time i use guar gum or xanthan gum for baking. these gums are good substitute for wheat,

By: Keith

Keith — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:22:39 +0000

Dear Stephanie,
Were can I get the rice wafers?

By: stephanie

stephanie — Wed, 13 May 2009 04:08:08 +0000

This issue has caused my family so much pain. As a mother of a 7 yr. old with Celiac Disease – as well as Dermititis Herpatiformis (skin condition celiac’s suffer with when gluten is ingested). Having her ingest the low gluten host wasn’t an option, as the poor child reacts with a severe, welting, stinging/burning rash covering the right side of her face – with no treatment or drugs available. After switching to the Episcopal Church for a year, we did find a Catholic priest willing to give her the “rice” host, so she can receive 1st Communion like everyone else. It makes me INSANE that people think the host HAS to HAVE GLUTEN to be “Jesus”. I have been a life long Catholic, I tell my daughter that the Church will change the rules on this in her lifetime. It is very hurtful to read what a lot of people write about Celiacs and this issue. She should be able to take any Sacrament like anyone else, it is bad enough that she suffers and cannot even have a cookie or a piece of cake at any party, gathering, etc. It is so hard for a young child to live on this diet, the Church shouldn’t discriminate or make anyone feel badly for a medical condition that they inflicted with. I tell her that God rolls his eyes at these rules and they are missing the whole point. The Eucharist is supposed to mean UNITY and SHARING NOT discrimintion and shame. One priest told me that these “rules” were imposed, as priests in the 1970′s were consecrating anything and it was getting way too loose. I get that – but don’t punish people with ingesting a toxin if they want to participate like everyone else. I can’t imagine if Jesus was on this earth – that he would exclude my daughter from a Church sacrament. And as far as taking just the wine, she WANTS to be like everyone else – why shouldn’t she be able to take the host — her life is restricted enough and I wish someone could see HOW DIFFICULT it is to watch people constantly eat things you cannot and picture how that is in the life of a child. The Church is missing the boat on this one.

By: David

David — Tue, 12 May 2009 22:50:36 +0000

Never let common sense and health get in the way of doctrine! As a person who is sensitive to gluten and who gets the benefit of being married to a professional gluten-free baker (Pasqualinas, I find the Vatican's stance to be both indefensible and typical. Compared to trying to force a raped pre-teen to have a child, as in Brazil recently, this is hardly as emotionally provoking. Yet is surely shows that doctrine is more important than life and health for some. So why do we listen to these people any more, when they are so clearly delusional?