"It distorts the meaning of the Eucharist," McBrien said. "It erodes the communal aspect, and it erodes the fact that the Eucharist is a meal. Holy Communion is something to be eaten, not to be adored." Since when are the two mutually exclusive?
I'm just back from lunch at "Fat Man's" and I adored my club sandwich before I ate it.
This guy is a theologian?
Do we not adore the Most Blessed Sacrament of the Altar prior to receiving Him at Mass? And how does this adoration take anything away from communion with Jesus?
Pray for the conversion of Fr. McBrien.