<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> There is much more to this story than the AP reported, including the Catholic Church's rationale for its position. Did the Seattle Times mention that the little girl still could have received her First Communion -- by receiving from the chalice instead? Does anyone know if the family pursued the (Vatican approved) option of a low-gluten host which has worked well for some celiacs? As a Roman Catholic, and a wife of a celiac (who does receive the Host regularly) I was extremely disturbed by this article. It was not an attempt to make celiac more widely known-- it was an attack on the Church. Later, Pam "Dileges Dominum Deum ex toto corde tuo, et in tota anima tua, et in tota mente tua. "