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While Pope Francis doesn't reject Communion in the hand (remember Rio?), it's nice to see the convention retrieved under Pope Benedict XVI continued in Rome: Communion on the tongue. Check it out: Pope Francis on Reception of Holy Communion Kneeling and On The Tongue- Video Now just imagine one of your lay "Eucharistic ministers" try that in your local AmChurch parish! Isn't this crazy? All hell would break loose, and you know it! For a good discussion of the issue by Bishop Athanasius Schneider, author of Dominus Est – It Is the Lord! Reflections of a Bishop of Central Asia...

MARCH 2003 ISSUE ARTICLE: Defending the Revolutionby Christopher A. FerraraIn a recent issue, The Wanderer defended Communion-in-the-hand and women attending Holy Mass with their heads uncovered, while attacking Fr. Nicholas Gruner for his objections to these practices. But what else is new? The neo-Catholic establishment has been enabling the post-conciliar revolution for the past forty years.  Over the years since Vatican II The Wanderer has cultivated an image of fearless opposition to the enemies of traditional Catholicism, even within the Church's own hierarchy. Of late, however, that image has been crumbling (along with The Wanderer's support among the more militant...