{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/seibo-archive.com\/2019\/06\/11\/questionnaire-communion-english\/#Article","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/seibo-archive.com\/2019\/06\/11\/questionnaire-communion-english\/","headline":"Harm associated with Holy Communion on the tongue in Japan","name":"Harm associated with Holy Communion on the tongue in Japan","description":"I am currently taking a survey about the harm associated with Holy Communion on the tongue in the Catholic Chu ... ","datePublished":"2019-06-11","dateModified":"2025-06-28","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/seibo-archive.com\/author\/johanna\/#Person","name":"\u30b5\u30a4\u30c8\u7ba1\u7406\u4eba","url":"https:\/\/seibo-archive.com\/author\/johanna\/","identifier":1,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fce151ac4f2d9be14cf94b734ed81f9a4e72b58b7ab6dc5a65e6e415cee05426?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fce151ac4f2d9be14cf94b734ed81f9a4e72b58b7ab6dc5a65e6e415cee05426?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/seibo-archive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Holy-Communion.jpg","url":"https:\/\/seibo-archive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Holy-Communion.jpg","height":323,"width":324},"url":"https:\/\/seibo-archive.com\/2019\/06\/11\/questionnaire-communion-english\/","about":["\u6559\u4f1a\u554f\u984c\u5168\u822c"],"wordCount":536,"articleBody":"I am currently taking a survey about the harm associated with Holy Communion on the tongue in the Catholic Church in Japan. The survey period will be a month long, starting on May 31, 2019.In Japan, priests’ reprimands and refusals against Catholics that would like to receive the Holy Communion on the tongue (while kneeling or standing) have been made for a while now. Even after the Japanese translation of the INSTRUCTION Redemptionis Sacramentum the incidents didn’t stop; instead, the number of reports increased. NOTE: “Harm” means priests’ rejection, rebuke, and insult directed at Catholics who wish to receive Communion on the tongue.Some priests in Japan have made aggressive remarks such as:“You are like a dog.”(Some priests in Japan are intolerant of Catholics who stick out their tongues to receive Communion.)“You Japanese should receive Communion withe their hands, not on their tongues!”(A Japanese priest got furious at a friend of mine.)“Stand up!”(said to a Catholic who was kneeling.)Many Japanese Catholics have heard about or witnessed the incidents even if they were not directly involved. Usually from friends, acquaintances or the reports circulating around the Internet.Despite all of this, the Church in Japan has not made any serious attempts to work towards a solution to this problem. One reason for this may be the fact that the reports are dispersed and it is hard to understand the true scope of damage inflicted. I have created this questionnaire so this issue is not ignored.Please pray so that we can help these victims, reform the priests, and above all, end the sacrilege against the Holy Eucharist.NOTE: The Catholic Bishops\u2019 Conference of  Japan determined, as a general rule, Holy Communion is received standing. “However, it is not licit to deny Holy Communion to any of Christ\u2019s faithful solely on the grounds that the person wishes to receive the Eucharist kneeling.” – from the Directory of the Church in Japan Concerning the Distribution and Reception of Holy Communionduring Mass , published in November 2014However some priests reprimand and refuse Catholics that would like to practice Communion on the tongue while *standing*. They think that Japanese Catholics should recieve Communion on their hand because it is suitable for their culture.[Consecration]Japanese Bishop\u2019s Conference decided to keep standing and to bow during Consecration in 2015!Most Catholics obey this awful rule after that. However, only a few keep kneeling during Consecration.Explanation of Questionnaire* (language: Japanese)* Survey method: Google Forms\u3000Results collected so far as of June 07Questionnaires answered by victims: 14Questionnaires answered by witnesses: 5 (with more than 9 victims mentioned)  (Time and Dioceses they witnessed:  [1980s] Niigata, Sendai, [1990s] Tokyo, [2000 – July 2007] Nagoya, [August 2007 – as of 2019] Tokyo)* August 2007: Japanese translation of Redemptionis Sacramentum was published \u3000Aggregate ResultsNumber of respondents to the questionnaires: 68Questionnaires answered by victims: 24the number of the incidents of harm: 50 (in total)Harm associated with Holy Communion on the tongue in Japan: time period, diocese, and number of incidents\u3000Click or Tap to Enlarge\u3000Article about aggregate results[Questionnaire results] The are 24 victims of harm associated with Holy Communion on the tongue in JapanThere is a lot of data on this article.Please pray for the miserable Japanese Catholic Church!"}