2007-01-31 08:56:30 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Absolutely, they have a shelf life--they are not magical, it's just unleavened bread. Like any food product they will "go bad" if not used in a timely manner, or if left open.
Don't just take my word for it. Visit one of the websites that sell communion wafer/crackers. www.christianbkstr.com (they advertise theirs as having a 1 year shelf life.
2007-02-06 17:21:24 · answer #1 · answered by Rahab 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Possibly as crackers, but not at the body of Christ.
If they DO have an expiration date (as crackers ~ of course), I wonder what the proper way to dispose of them is? (hum!) I think I'll pose that question.
2007-02-07 15:15:11 · answer #2 · answered by Renee D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're called "wafers", and no, they don't. When I was a Catholic, I remember those things were like cardboard and they were so dry that they'd get stuck flat to the roof of your mouth and it was a real trick to deal with that without choking. If you stuck your finger in there to pry it off the roof of your mouth, a nun (now that's omnipresence) would slap your hand and drag you out of the church. They're like stale rice crackers, only a lot thinner.
2007-01-31 17:03:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Peace!
Good question. I am going to check if they have. I have taken some which are not so fresh. Parishes are supposed to practice a first in first out policy on this.
Thank you have a nice day.
2007-01-31 17:14:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they're just the crackers, then they can go stale.
Once they've become Jesus, they'll last forever.
2007-01-31 17:08:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i've honestly eaten a couple not so fresh ones in my life
2007-01-31 17:02:45 · answer #6 · answered by Shellular Kellular 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably not.
I wonder if they UHT-pasteurize the wine...
2007-01-31 17:03:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They taste like crap no matter how fresh they are.
2007-01-31 17:06:45 · answer #8 · answered by Prophet ENSLAVEMENTALITY (pbuh) 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah, you know the saying: waste not want not...
2007-02-08 04:32:01 · answer #9 · answered by Apie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋