Quote Originally Posted by GlassMan
When I was attending Catholic services one of my friends who was also catholic was extremely germ-o-phobic. Constantly washing her hands, wouldn't get near someone sick, wouldn't use a public restroom or drink from a water fountain. But she had no problem with the common chalice at mass. So I had to ask what was the difference. Her answer was for me a testament of faith and I was actually impressed at the power of faith to overcome something that otherwise ruled her life. What was her answer? "Since the wine becomes the blood of Christ it becomes perfect and the perfect Christ cannot transmit disease and suffering only salvation." For those who don't believe in transubstantiation it might seem silly, but to me it seems like a beautiful example of faith.
Tried that one, too, Phil!

Being Ruthenian Catholic, we receive communion under both species via a spoon, a practice which horrifies by mother-in-law (who's also a nurse) because of "the germs". The fact that we're taught to not actually wrap our lips around the spoon but let the priest just drop the Precious Body and Blood into our mouths is apparently not enough.

Of course, the priest handing out communion and touching most everyone's hand and transmitting germs doesn't seem to bother her.

Some people are just hard-headed.

Now back to "quaich-talk".

What did you end up christening it with, Colin?