Coronovirus and the Eucharist next with Father Hugh Barber.

Hello and welcome again to Cathay Gansr's focus.

I am Cy Kellett, your host, and our guest this episode is Father Hugh Barber.

Hello Father.

Hello.

Father, we're taking this the occasion of the coronavirus and the various instructions

that bishops are giving in regard to the coronavirus and the various instructions that bishops are giving in regard to the

coronavirus and reception of the Eucharist as an opportunity to talk about the Eucharist,

to talk about what the Eucharist is and what the Eucharist is not.

And Father, I'll begin with a letter that we got, all right?

Because your presence is somewhat in response to this letter.

We have a woman who's outraged at an answer

that she heard on Catholic Answers Live because a caller called and said,

is it really possible that the Eucharist could transfer disease or the

reception of the Eucharist could transfer disease to which the person who was answering the question said yes and gave a kind of extended explanation of how that could happen and this woman says we are utterly faithless to give an answer like that.

The precious body and blood of our Lord only heals and the only ones that could harm are those

who receive him unworthily.

And she asks that we get a good priest on or someone with some faith

to straighten us out.

So we got a good priest on and a person of faith in you so thank you for being here to do that

father.

So is it outrageous to say that as the bishops in many places in our own diocese included here in San Diego are saying

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