On Sunday, January 16, a man in Saint Ésprit Parish, Paris, grabbed Communion with his hand - an abuse common in Novus Ordo eucharists.
Instead of sticking it into his mouth, he smashed it to bits and threw the remainders on the floor. Father Simon de Violet - an excellent painter who was only ordained in June 2020 - who had handed over Communion to him like a potato chip told Aleteia.org that the man “crushed it as one might do with a potato chip!”
After De Violet had confronted him, the man replied "For Nadia" and left. “His hands were a bit swollen, with some wounds, as is the case with people who use drugs or alcohol excessively. But he was fully conscious.” The priest asked the people to step back and tried to pick up the particles the best he could. On January 19, an Eucharist of Reparation was presided.
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