Coeliac Disease and the Sacrament of Holy Orders Cover Image

Choroba celiakii w odniesieniu do sakramentu święceń
Coeliac Disease and the Sacrament of Holy Orders

Author(s): Jerzy Adamczyk
Subject(s): Canon Law / Church Law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Papieskiego Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
Keywords: coeliac disease; Holy Communion; sacrament of Holy Orders; ordination; deacon; priest; bishop; gluten; low gluten bread

Summary/Abstract: People who su er from coeliac disease cannot receive Holy Communion under the species of bread. e article starts with explaining the characteristics and phenomenon of coeliac dis- ease. en it discusses the possibility of receiving Holy Communion by people with the condition. Finally, it raises the question of admitting persons with coeliac disease to the sacrament of Holy Orders.

  • Issue Year: 9/2013
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 75-92
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish