Non-alcoholic wine and gluten-free bread barred from holy communion
- The Church of England has ruled that non-alcoholic wine and gluten-free bread cannot be used during Holy Communion, stating that bread must be made with wheat flour and wine from fermented grape juice to be consecrated.
- Reverend Canon Alice Kemp described the ruling as an 'injustice of exclusion' for those unable to consume gluten or alcohol, forcing them to receive in one kind only or be prohibited from both.
- Michael Ipgrave, the Bishop of Lichfield, explained that changing the rules would overturn settled positions in the Church regarding the elements used in Holy Communion.
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Church of England bans non-alcoholic wine, gluten-free bread from communion: 'injustice'
The Church of England has officially affirmed that non-alcoholic wine and gluten-free bread cannot be used as substitutes when taking communion after clergy asked to end the "injustice" to those unable to consume wheat flour or alcohol. #ChurchofEngland #communionwine #glutenfreecommunionwafers

Non-alcoholic wine and gluten-free bread barred from holy communion
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