Seed Today - Q4 2008 - (Page 54) Is Canon Law Anti-GM? Irish priest suggests GM wheat is not ‘wheaten only” Does GM wheat contravene Canon Law for Catholic Eucharist? Fr. Sean McDonagh, a Irish Columban priest questions whether the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith which oversees Catholic doctrine could ever sanction GM wheat. He says GM wheat may not be suitable under canon law to be used to make hosts for Catholic Eucharist. Writing in Intercom, a publication of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference, Fr. McDonagh cites the example that gluten-free hosts are outlawed for use in communion. “If [genetically modified wheat] is pushed through, the question will arise as to whether GM wheat can be used in the Eucharist?” Fr. McDonagh quotes from Canon Law 924, section two, which stipulates: “the bread must be wheaten only, and recently made, so that there is no danger of corruption.” Fr. McDonagh says that geneticallyengineered wheat is not “made solely from wheat” because of the protein added to make it resistant to Roundup. 1982 Precedent “Despite the fact that gluten-wheat poses a health threat, which can often be serious, the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith stated in 1982 that, ‘the local Ordinary could not permit a priest to consecrate special gluten-free hosts for the communion of coeliacs’,” writes Fr. McDonagh. The 1982 statement from the Holy Office of Cardinal Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict, says: “Special hosts, quibus glutinum ablatum est (from which gluten has been removed), are invalid matter for the celebration of the Eucharist.” Fr. McDonagh believes that this statement from the Holy Office has ramifications for the use of GM-modified wheat in the Sacrament which is central to the Catholic faith. “Genetically-engineered wheat will have an added protein which will make it tolerant to [Roundup]. “If, notwithstanding a pressing health need, the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith refuses to sanction glutenfree hosts as valid matter for the Eucharist because a protein has been extracted from the wheat, how can it sanction genetically-engineered wheat which has an added protein?” Fr. McDonagh asks. Response No. 541 54 Fourth Quarter 2008 http://www.lehighcement.com
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