Can you get sick from drinking from the Eucharistic cup?
The short answer
Yes. The Precious Blood doesn't protect the cup from germs. Reasonable care should be taken to clean the cup between communicants, and during an epidemic it may be prudent to distribute only the host.
Germs remain possible
The Precious Blood does not inoculate the cup against germs.
Precautions
Reasonable care should be taken to wipe the cup between communicants. In an epidemic it may be prudent to distribute only the host.
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