Florida priest accused of biting woman who was trying to take Communion
A Florida priest has been accused of biting a woman with whom he got into a dispute at Sunday mass. Police are investigating the incident, NBC Miami reported.
A Florida priest is accused of biting a woman during a dispute at Sunday Mass and could be charged with battery.
The woman attended a 10 a.m. service at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in St. Cloud on Sunday and tried to take Communion, the Diocese of Orlando said.
She had a brief discussion with the Rev. Fidel Rodriguez, who told her she hadn't taken the proper steps to secure Communion and sent her away with a blessing, the diocese said in a statement.
The woman returned for a service two hours later and again tried to take Communion, and when Rodriguez asked her whether she had performed the prerequisite of Confession required by the Catholic Church to receive the Eucharist, she told him “it was not his business,” according to the diocese.
St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, in St. Cloud, Fla.Google MapsRodriguez, who didn't have any information or details about the woman's background, offered her Holy Communion, the church said.
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