BFP: The Coronavirus Should Be the End of EMHCs, But your Bishop Can't Do That

Twenty three years ago, a document from the Pope and most of Rome condemned the abuse of EHMCs ("Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion" or - illegally "Eucharistic Ministers" aka important people of future-church) , particularly their use in Masses for the reason that they confuse the faithful into seeing a parallel ministry of lay people.  They warned that a Ministerial-Industrial Complex of Parallel Ordination Clouding the vision of Actual Ministry…

Now, in response to the Coronavirus, health authorities tell us to wash our hands as a means to prevent the spread of the virus.  The dioceses are trying to make prudent guidelines, but some of them cannot get rid of the industry of busybody lay people.  This “ministry” is precisely the Cloudy Complex of Important People who have inserted themselves into pastoral activity today.   Instead of removing extra hands from the mix, some dioceses are mandating that the dirty hands of lay people willl continue distribution, and tell us that we should receive on the hand from the dirty hands of another lay person.  

THERE IS A SILVER LINING... NO SIGN OF PEACE, NO DISTRIBUTION OF BOTH SPECIES OF HOLY COMMUNION

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