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
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ChurchofEnglandbansnon-alcoholicwine,gluten-freebreadfromcommunion:‘injustice’ByLeahMarieAnnKlett,AssistantEditorMonday,February10,2025CanterburyCathedralstandsunderclouds,onJuly16,2008,inCanterbury,England.|PeterMacdiarmid/GettyImagesTheChurchofEnglandhasofficiallyaffirmedthatnon-alcoholicwineandgluten-freebreadcannotbeusedassubstituteswhentakingcommunionafterclergyaskedtoendthe“injustice”tothoseunabletoconsumewheatflouroralcohol.
AheadoftheGeneralSynodtakingplaceinLondonthisweek,thedenomination’sleadershipreiteratedthatthebreadusedinthesacramentmustbemadefromwheatflour,andwinemustbethefermentedjuiceofthegrapeinordertobeconsecrated,TheTelegraphreported.
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