Can You Catch a Cold at Communion?

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Nothing is sacred to thy neighbor’s germs, but millions take part in the cup-sharing religious rite. Why passing on the sacrament may be forgivable during cold and flu season.

Published Dec. 13 2013 5:45AM EST

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Christmas is second only to Easter as the holiday most likely to attract churchgoers. In the coming weeks, more people than usual will be filing into churches big and small, and many of those parishioners will be taking Communion.

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The overlap of the religious rite with cold and flu season raises...

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Can You Catch a Cold at Communion?

Nothing is sacred to thy neighbor’s germs, but millions take part in the cup-sharing religious rite. Why passing on the sacrament may be forgivable during cold and flu season.

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Keli Goff