An argument against it:

If the Sacred Liturgy is the “summit toward which the activity of the Church is directed” (SC [Vatican 2 on liturgy], 10), the handling of the Body of Christ by the non-ordained is the pit from which all and every single liturgical abuse ontologically flows.

Because if God present in the Most Holy Sacrament is treated as “crumbs” and “dust”, then reality vanishes and all that remains, in appearance, are empty and ridiculous symbolisms – and no wonder people do not respect these, change them at will, and expect them to adapt to one’s own preferences.

Priest used to hold fingers this way, once they had touched the  host.

It’s part of the desacralization process.

One very sharp fellow, this Cornell law prof:

You need no better example of the political corruption of our mainstream media than the page 1 headline at The Washington Post.

Illinois Catholics, a Defense of Marriage department is coming to your diocese.

Psst. Tell Chicago’s Catholic New World. They might want to pick up on this story.

Treaty of Tripoli, 1796, and the American insert about getting along with Muslims.

Father Pavone suspended? Not exactly.

Holy hijacking!

This from the Call To Action on Facebook:

Tomorrow is the Feast of St. Therese of Lisieux! Patron saint of the women’s ordination movement! Forward this petition to your friends–it will be hand-carried to the Vatican in two weeks by Fr. Roy and representatives from Call To Action, Women’s Ordination Conference and Roman Catholic Womenpriests!

Yes. Derived from her praying for priests? Just praying a lot in general?

Jenkins of Notre Dave vs. Obamacare requirements, quoting Obama against Obamacare requirements:

Jenkins, who was criticized by dozens of bishops for inviting President Barack Obama to speak at commencement, noted that during Obama’s commencement speech at Notre Dame in May 2009 he said he favored “a sensible conscience clause.” Obama said the clause would give anti-abortion health care providers the right to refuse to perform the procedure.

Jenkins said the proposed change in law “runs contrary to a 40-year history of federal conscience statutes” and doesn’t reflect the sensible approach Obama talked about in his speech at Notre Dame.

News in the man-bites-dog category.

The Putin Obama White House flexed a little corporate-state muscle here.

National Review’s Geraghty in the midst of chiding Gov. Christie about his fence-sitting:

The core of your appeal is that you’re the fat guy who gives us the skinny.

So don’t tease us.

Flirting with heresy at Sun-Times.

Banks [author featured in today’s column] makes the case that accomplished black women have more in common with white men than they have with black men who have a limited education.

Look out, girl. They know where you live.