Catholics, Mormons all Churches Ect?

Question

Why dont these churches need to have Food Handlers Permits, for mass or sacrament. They handle the sacrament, or mass. Do the alterboys have their food handlers permit? Does the Priest? Does the Pastors or Bishops? They are touching your bread with their fingers, doesnt this break the law?

Before anybody says churchs are exempt. Its true. But is also states Religious Activities are except when public is not invited to attend.

Every Church I have been to, Catholic, Baptist, LDS they all have their signs, and the LDS church even has a plaque that says "VISITORS WELCOME". Doesnt this make it a public event? Therefore why are they touching the bread? or not following the law?

Okay the reason I ask to answer her question. Was I grew up in Utah Im very spiritual but not really the type to go to one church. I believe in water by baptism. So at 22 I had the LDS church baptize me. No I didnt believe the JS story. But thats another story. I went for maybe 4 years even had callings. But I want about touch sacrament. I never took it, not because I didnt think I could it was just gross. I dont do potluck at other peoples house either.

A girl asked me once if I wanted to go to dinner at her friends house. I asked 1 question. Do they have a cat?

I was in the bathroom with one of the priest we were both at the urinal. He was after me. When he was done, he was picking his braces with his teeth blew his nose and walked out. I followed him he walked into the chapel first and too the table. Said the prayer and ripped up the bread. My first experience with LDS sacrament. Yep thats what I think of when I see them rip the bread.

I agree with the other person. YUCK

IsoIde.....

So you are saying that a non-member can eat at the temple cafeteria? Ill meet you there, that is one cafe the public isnt welcome. Bad example.

Answer 1

LOL... I grew up as a Mormon, and I remember more than one occasion when as a Priest (boys aged 16-18) we had to remove mold from the store-bought bread left over from the prior week, because the kid assigned to bring it that week forgot. And wipe crumbs out of the trays from the previous week; I don't remember ever washing them, though if you think a 16 year old boy's bare hands are much cleaner when they tear the bread into little pieces, you're deluding yourself. At least the paper cups used for the water are disposable. And yes, visitors were welcome; there were usually at least a few obvious non-members with the missionaries every week, but no one ever checked ID to assure that only members were partaking of the sacrament.

Oh, but that's not the most blatant violation of food handling regulations. Our kitchen was never inspected, yet it was used to prepare entire meals that were served to both members and non-members, including Boy Scout banquets and fundraisers.

Answer 2

You find some weird things to be upset about.

In any LDS branch or ward I have ever been to, the Sacrament is passed... no one places it in your mouth.

Also, have you ever been inside of a restaurant? I have a current food service certification in both my state and on the national level. I traveled around checking food safety regulations in restaurants for a few years.... and let me tell you something:
Just because they have a plaque on the wall saying they are "food safety certified" does NOT mean that they are any safer than eating out of your garbage bin! Most places clean up when inspectors come around, but on a day-to-day basis, it's anything goes. Especially the fast-food places that hire teenagers. These kids are GROSS! They don't really have any respect or understanding for public health and safety.

Next time you are worried about the Priest touching your cracker after rinsing his hands... go to McDonald's and watch the kid in the back sneeze into his hand and then make your burger. Or watch him take out trash and scoop fries without changing gloves.

There are MUCH scarier things out there. Believe me.

Answer 3

Before they prepare the sacrament and before they administer the sacrament to the congregation, those handling the sacramental bread are required to use "moist toweletts" or those other commercial hand cleaner wipes. That is for my own local congregation (ward). I do not know if it is church-wide policy however. I would assume it is, though.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Making sure your hands are washed is in keeping with the second great commandment, to love thy neighbor as thyself. I am very conscious about whether my hands (or tableware, etc.) have been washed before i handle food that other's may eat, and it is only when a society fails to overall practice such disciplines and people get sick that should necessitates Gov. intervention, and once they get an excuse to regulate, it tends to get overbearing.

Yet when i grew up food food servers did not wear gloves and it seems not one hardly ever got sick. But if you are really worried about diseases being passed on, with over a half a million Americans dead of AIDS, and 1 of 4 women infected with an STD, you might concentrate on things like homosexual bath houses or even colleges, as even the latter are increasingly becoming like brothels!

In reality it is the things that make us morally unclean that are most critical, and thus did Jesus die and rise again, to pay for our sins so that we can be forgiveness, washed clean, made alive by His Spirit and so walk in newness of life. Praise the Lord!

(Mark 7:20-23) "And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. {21} For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, {22} Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: {23} All these evil things come from within, and defile the man."

(Rev 21:27) "And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life."

(Acts 3:19) "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;"

Answer 6

I don't think communion is a public event, since catholic churches do not allow non-catholics to take communion, which is why I don't go to church with my husband, who is catholic. Visitors are welcome, but can't take communion.

I believe the food handler laws apply to preparing, or cooking food, the communion wafers are precooked, so really doesn't apply anyway.

Answer 7

This is an excellent point -- as much as I would like to keep gov't out of any religion -- I think that churches should volunteer to get these food handlers, food handler permits!

Great question -- bravo

D

Answer 8

The church and its sacraments predate any modern nation state. It gets to continue its religious practices without state interference due to that whole "separation of church and state" thing.

What's good for the goose remains good for the gander.

Answer 9

Oh, I agree with you.

My brothers are Mormon and they have passed out the sacrement. I know how little they wash their hands, and I would never eat bread that they tear up. I'm sure people make them wash their hands first, but still...yuck.

Answer 10

The cafeteria in the Temple has a permit because it sells food. I presume that makes the difference, not membership.