28. It's an issue because the Catholic Church teaches
that the wine must be wine (not Welch's grape juice) and the bread must be a wafer containing wheat, made in a particular way. It's related to dietary laws of Judaism.
It's a serious problem for Catholics with celiac disease, like this young girl. Some priests are using gluten-free wafers for those who need them but some refuse. American bishops seem to be insisting that the wafer contain wheat. I don't think there has been an official ruling from the Vatican yet.
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