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How much would a regular catholic priest be allowed and or have available alcohol for personal recreational + official drug use? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by sopularity_fax@sopuli.xyz to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.ca

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[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

They literally have to chug a cup of wine every time they do mass, it's part of the ceremony. The alcohol percentage and fullness of the cup is negotiable, but the act isn't

If they had a problem, they'd probably get treatment first. Forgiveness is a big part of the deal, plus each priest is a large investment

To get defrocked, they'd have to cause a problem, either a big problem or a pattern that makes them unable to fulfill their duties

[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Relevant bit: the wine in question can be must. As in, the grape juice is prepared in every single way as if you were going to ferment it, but you don't, so there's zero alcohol. That's what they get if, for example, they have a drinking problem.

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 2 points 3 weeks ago

I did know they could drink non alcoholic wine, but I've never heard the term must before. Cool