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Re:KC archbishop clarifies wine validity norms by pyuser583 on Sunday June 18, 2023 @12:16AM (#36377263)
There was a fascinating article that seems to have gone down the internet’s memory hole:

Eucharistic bread was made by religious communities. Then a for-profit corporation began competing with the nuns, and using brutal tactics was able to get a monopoly on supplying Eucharistic bread.

In any case, there’s no need for certification because there are so few sellers. It’s a specialized product. It’s not like priests are picking it up at the store.

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Re:KC archbishop clarifies wine validity norms by NoZebra120vClip on Sunday June 18, 2023 @12:29AM (#36377335)
Actually, some of the sisters (the Benedictine Sisters of Perpetual Adoration) made a remarkable comeback around 2004, when the need for extremely-low-gluten altar bread arose. They devised and refined a formula, cleared it with all legitimate Church authorities, and began marketing it to a very niche but expanding market, and they have enjoyed very good success.

https://www.benedictinesisters.org/articledetail.php?id=434&...

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