The Roman Catholic Church has outlawed the use of gluten-free bread for Holy Communion.

However, the Vatican has de­creed that it can still be made from genetically modified or­ganisms, the BBC reported.

The ruling was announced in a letter to bishops by Car­dinal Robert Sarah, prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments. He has said the bread can be low-gluten, but the wheat must contain enough protein for it to be made without additives.

“Until recently it was certain

Religious communities who took care of baking the bread and making the wine for the celebration of the Eucharist,” the Cardinal wrote in his letter, which he said was sent at the request of Pope Francis. “Today, however, these materials are also sold in su­permarkets and other stores and even over the internet.”

He added: “The bread used in the celebration of the Most Holy Eucharis­tic Sacrifice must be un­leavened, purely of wheat, and recently made so that there is no danger of de­composition.

“It follows therefore that bread made from another substance, even if it is grain, or if it is mixed with anoth­er substance different from wheat to such an extent that it would not commonly be considered wheat bread, does not constitute valid matter for confecting the Sacrifice and the Eucharistic Sacrament.”

In a ruling which must be followed by 1.2 billion Cath­olics, the Cardinal reiterated the requirements for wine. “The wine that is used in the most sacred celebration of the Eucharistic Sacrifice must be natural, from the fruit of the grape, pure and incorrupt, not mixed with other substances.”

According to Roman Cath­olic doctrine, the bread and wine served at the Eucha­rist are converted into the body and blood of Christ through a process known as transubstantiation.

Source
https://orientdailynews.com/pope-introduces-new-rule-on-holy-communion/

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