Jmy1975 you are misrepresenting the Roman-Catholic Church in regards to proper reverence of the Most Holy Sacrament by profaning Holy Communion through shared distribution of Holy Communion. The complete act of distribution from beginning when regular minister grasps the HC from chalice to the end when finally HC is placed on the tongue of recipient should only be the consecrated priest's sole and regular function in accordance with papal Magisterium. If you place HC from your unconsecrated hands in your mouth then you illegally partake in the consecrated minister's function of distribution in the final stage because he is binded to be the privilaged minister in the whole act and not share any part of the act. Moreover, from one's hands, as there is no patena neither chalice under the chin, the particles are dropping on the floor (see scientific tests below) to have the Body and Blood of Christ being finally stepped on the floor etc.. This is one of the most serious crimes in canon law to drop species of Holy Body and Blood in any place!!! Every courteous human being eats a meal with utensils instead of using hands!!! In every Holy Communion there is GOD therefore it is sacrilegious (not allowed) for any unprepared layman to consume God with own hands!