Alcoholism: Drug Abuse Facts

Question: Does drinking the red wine when you take the eucharist encourage alcoholism ?

(Posted by: The silly Q&A man on 2008-12-20 07:41:22)

Why can't it be offered in a nice ros'e or a de alcohorliised ? How can you get it away from the priest ?

Posted by: Wes on 2008-12-20, 07:43:15

Take the blue pill Neo

Posted by: PROBLEM JPAS on 2008-12-20, 07:43:40

It's grape juice where I attend.

Posted by: Sour on 2008-12-20, 07:43:46

Some use fruit juice instead.

Posted by: Todd on 2008-12-20, 07:44:07

It's bad for the carbs and sugar

Posted by: MidKnight on 2008-12-20, 07:44:22

It's a really tiny amount, anyway, isn't alcoholism genetic?

Posted by: Kevin S - ban the SFECU on 2008-12-20, 07:44:32

You take a sip, you don't drink 15 buckets of it.

Posted by: Toxic rose is a basket case on 2008-12-20, 07:45:47

Its a sip to wash down bread. I had it when I was a kid and I'm fine.

Posted by: MERRY CHRISTMAS on 2008-12-20, 07:45:51

No it doesn't. Don't use that as an excuse to knock yourself out.

Posted by: Lukusmcain// on 2008-12-20, 07:46:07

Not unless you are taking it every twenty minutes.

Posted by: LM on 2008-12-20, 07:46:24

It encourages vampirism.

Posted by: Itachis.eyes on 2008-12-20, 07:47:19

No...your not drinking to get drunk and on top of that its representative of Christ's blood

Posted by: blues breaker on 2008-12-20, 07:47:32

Trust me, you don't want to drink that stuff. they mix it with water and it tastes nasty.

Posted by: Matthew on 2008-12-20, 07:47:43

It should be unfermented wine(grape juice) used in the Communion Service, because fermentation is symbolic of sin. Therefore unleavened bread should only be used also.

Posted by: granny on 2008-12-20, 07:47:44

It doesn't encourage it but you do have to keep alcoholic priests away from it. They are not allowed to pass communion. Soon enough the church fathers find out who they are. Personally, I prefer a nice cold fruit punch, non alcoholic. I just don't like the taste of wine.

Posted by: daljack -a girl on 2008-12-20, 07:47:45

LOL....according to the Bible....at the time Jesus didn't have a rose' or an nonalcoholic wine. He used regular red wine.....and that's what a lot of Churches use. What does this have to do with the Priests? Oh I get it....just another way to bash Catholicism.

Posted by: Karenita EWTN ((Allecat)) on 2008-12-20, 07:47:53

You only take a sip of it and after the transubstantiation has taken place it no longer is wine although it has the appearance and taste of wine. it becomes the Blood of Jesus Christ.

Posted by: Wolfeblayde (SFECU) on 2008-12-20, 07:49:21

Given the way that most wine used for Holy Communion tastes, I'd think it would discourage most people from becoming an alcoholic. You'd have to be pretty darn desperate and have a cast-iron stomach to drink very much of the stuff.

Posted by: d_rangler on 2008-12-20, 07:49:34

Nope Cost effective pry it from his cold dead hands! no really, why would you want to take that nasty stuff away from the priest

Posted by: Sunshine Rainbow Raph on 2008-12-20, 07:52:11

Ask any psychologist or psychiatrist and they will say alcohol is not the cause of alcoholism! There is a complex plethora of contributing factors in each individual case. It is the same reason food is not the cause of people having eating disorders. Things like a low self-esteem and an overwhelming urge of self-control are the causes. It is is also the same reason the existence of casinos don't make people become gambling addicts. If there were no casinos, their root problems would find a different way to manifest it's self. Stupid thought. By the way, you don't even have to take the Precious Blood to partake of FULL communion.

Posted by: listless on 2008-12-20, 07:57:44

Does wearing magical underwear encourage silliness ? where are the golden tablets ?