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The wafers seem so cheap and weird to me… Why don’t they just use bread? Even for large congregations bread would be pretty cheap - and tasty too. They would

• williamscales 4y ago
  I vaguely recall it being important that the bread be unleavened. So I think that's the reason? I was at a protestant service once and they did use actual bread. So it does happen.
  • edflsafoiewq 4y ago
    Yes. Catholics are fairly picky about the substance of the Eucharist. > The bread used in the celebration of the Most Holy Eucharistic Sacrifice must be unleavened, purely of wheat, and recently made so that there is no danger of decomposition. It follows therefore that bread made from another substance, even if it is grain, or if it is mixed with another substance different from wheat to such an extent that it would not commonly be considered wheat bread, does not constitute valid matter for confecting the Sacrifice and the Eucharistic Sacrament. It is a grave abuse to introduce other substances, such as fruit or sugar or honey, into the bread for confecting the Eucharist. Hosts should obviously be made by those who are not only distinguished by their integrity, but also skilled in making them and furnished with suitable tools.
• arnoooooo 4y ago
  Bread is the body, the structure. Wine is the blood, the vitality and mortality. So the yeast should be in the wine, not the bread, if you don't want to mix things up. Also, leavened bread does not stay fresh as long.