Dog receives communion in Anglican parish

H/T: Elgreca

You've heard the statement "... this will lead to people marrying dogs." In all seriousness, I believe when the Eucharist is given to the dogs, things have gone so wrong that there can be no defense. "And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city." - Mark 6:11

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(catholicculture.org) - A dog has received communion at an Anglican parish in Toronto. Pets are permitted in the church.

“The minister welcomed me and said come up and take communion, and Trapper [the dog] came up with me and the minister gave him communion as well,” said Donald Keith, the dog’s owner. “Then he bent his head and said a little prayer.”

“I thought it was a nice way to welcome me into the church,” said Mr. Keith, a new member. “99.9% of the people in the church love Trapper, and the kids play with him.”

Following a parishioner’s complaint, the local Anglican bishop decided that Trapper would not receive communion again, though he will continue to be welcome at church.

Peggy Needham, the deputy people’s warden at the parish, told the Toronto Sun that the parish supported Mr. Keith.

“The backlash is from just one person. Something happened that won’t happen again. Something our interim priest did spontaneously,” she said. You can say this, but it points to the larger problem (if there can be a larger problem than this) of misunderstanding one of most basic pillars of our faith. In what other field would this be allowed? If you went to the bank would a teller throw wads of money in your dog's mouth? Would you feed your dog your most precious possession? Would you give the king's crown to it to gnaw on?

“This person went to the top and e-mailed our bishop to make a fuss and change things,” she added. “But he misjudged our congregation.”