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Originally Posted by amusedofficial
Receiving communion in both species is not "consumption" of alcoholic beverages. First, the amount administered is generally less than a teaspoonful. Second, if you are a believer, you are not "consuming" an "alcoholic beverage."
Receiving "altar wine" is no more consuming alcoholic beverages than receiving the host during the sacrament of the Eucharist is having a sandwich.
Oh, and the difference is not just theological. When was the last time you saw a Catholic Church raided by the vice squad for distributing holy communion in both species without a liquor license?
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You're assuming a very specific theology here. Not everyone who takes communion subscribes to transubstantiation.
And if the churches were selling the wine, you can bet they'd be raided.