"It could also be noted that the (Pope's) preference for such form of distribution which, without taking anything away from the other one, better highlights the truth of the real presence in the Eucharist, helps the devotion of the faithful, and introduces more easily to the sense of mystery. Aspects which, in our times, pastorally speaking, it is urgent to highlight and recover."
I myself would add that it makes desecration of the Holy Eucharist by the ignorant and evil more difficult.
**I myself would add that it makes desecration of the Holy Eucharist by the ignorant and evil more difficult.**
Yes, I have waited for someone to consume the Body of Christ before giving a host to the next person. But a friend actually chased someone who put the host in his pocket. She got it from him the next day and consumed it.
Mutilating the Body of Christ is a favorite practice of some alliances.