《若望福音》六章五十一至五十八節中,耶穌提及誰「嚼」我的肉就活在祂內,請問這「嚼」字是甚麽含意。有人說領聖體後應放在口內讓祂溶化而不應咬碎,但在一個信仰分享會中,講者說領聖體後應咬及咀嚼,請問在這方面教會的教導是怎樣呢?
我的本堂神父因擔心聖體被一些外教人拿走,或褻瀆(以前曾在其他堂區發生;在我的聖堂也曾被發現座位上放著禮儀書,內夾著聖體,估計是外教人出於好奇,事後不知如何處理,所以這樣做。),因而暫取消領聖血,目的是要見到領受者立即放入口;我絶對尊重本堂神父決定,亦覺兩者對教友神益一樣;但有教友不滿地問我:那又怎樣解釋,經上,耶穌說,你們大家拿去喝,這一杯就是我的血……。 我應該如何回應他呢?
After struggling with bone cancer for over 10 years, God brought my elder sister back home last Saturday. Before she passed, she expressed that she preferred to have a burial at sea(海葬) . What is the teaching and attitude of the Catholic Church towards this issue?