The Daily Populous Saturday May 25th, 2024 day edition
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Woman bitten by Catholic priest during communion, "He wouldn't give me the cookie"

MIAMI - A Central Florida Catholic priest is charged with battery after a woman says he bit her during communion.

She told police in St. Cloud that the scuffle began after he initially refused to give her the sacrament.

"He wouldn't give me the cookie. I don't know if it was the way I was dressed, or if it is what I like," the woman said.

A witness said, "So, he tried to forcefully shove it in her mouth. She backed up. She said, 'no, don't do that' and she tried to get it and that is when he went crazy."

He said the woman had come to an earlier Mass, but did not seem to understand how to receive communion. So, he denied her the Eucharist.

He says their conflict occurred when she returned for a later Mass and as she reached for an entire batch of communion wafers.

"I am not judging you, I am asking you, did you confess after Mass? If you did not confess, I can not give you communion. I bit her, I am not denying that. I am defending myself and the sacrament."

The priest said he reacted as he did to "protect the sacrament. "

lennybriscoe8220 on May 25th, 2024 at 03:31 UTC »

She wanted her Jeez-It!

T_______T on May 25th, 2024 at 02:53 UTC »

If you aren't Catholic, then you aren't supposed to take communion at a Catholic church (drink the wine, eat the cracker). If you are Catholic, you have to confess your sins before taking communion.

It's totally OK to sit in the pews as other people take communion.

This is because, to Catholics, the wine is the blood of Christ and the Eucharist (cracker) is the flesh. You can't partake in the ritual if you aren't in a state of grace. It's an honor, so to speak, to be allowed to take it, and the only requirement is to do confession. (Actually idk if you have to be officially converted to Catholicism to take part.)

Idk how that guy got to biting her. That's wild.

bunDombleSrcusk on May 25th, 2024 at 02:19 UTC »

The funniest part is the priest admitting to biting her like that was a totally reasonable response to defend some cheesy religious rules lmao