Police are investigating after a Florida priest allegedly bit a woman during a communion wafer disagreement.
The alleged incident happened Sunday at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in St. Cloud, less than 30 miles south of Orlando.A priest could face charges after he allegedly bit a woman during a dispute over the Holy Communion at a
According to a St. Cloud Police report, the incident happened during Mass. The woman told police that when she went to receive communion, the priest allegedly refused because he claimed she hadn't performed the prerequisite of Confession required by the Catholic Church toWhen the woman responded that she had done so, the priest became upset and she said he tried to ram the communion wafer into her mouth, according to the report.
"She pushed me and grabbed, and I have the bowl with the holy host, for us is sacred, and she grabbed all the hosts in her hands because she wants to receive for herself, which is not permitted," the priest explained. The Diocese of Orlando said the priest responded in a way that was aimed"to protect the Holy Communion from this sacrilegious act."
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