Following is an excerpt from an email that I received, slightly edited and with the name of the offending priest removed.

I had the unfortunate experience of attending 5:30 PM Mass at St. Lawrence Church in Greece this evening(3/29).

I receive the consecrated host on my tongue. (Since receiving in the hands began as dissent and currently is an indult, anyways) Therefore, I tend to go to the line of an OM, as most EM’s tend to be incredibly awkward in this regard. (and of course, I’m not a huge fan of EM’s what with their unconsecrated hands.) Tonight was no different. That is, until I reached the priest. As per my usual, I genuflect before receiving, while the person in front of me, or 2 in front is receiving. This does not impede the flow of the communicants, nor does this slow the Eucharist down, as I usually finish by the time the person in front of me has said “Amen.”

After my genuflection, the priest said “We don’t DO THAT in this community, okay?” Now, I was a bit surprised at this—1) It’s a perfectly legitimate and reasonable way to receive, and 2) He apparently felt that his Spirit of Vatican II politics were more important, than say, the Eucharist. I would have been fine, however, if it had stopped there. It did not. I stood there, awaiting his “The Body of Christ,” hands folded. Understanding for what I was waiting, he said (Eucharist in hand, no less) “We don’t do THAT either here.” He then proceeded to try to place the consecrated host in my clasped hands. I shook my head once, then he finally placed it on my tongue, broke it in the process, without so much as a “Body of Christ.” Amen, apparently.

Check out this news item for the Pope’s opinion.