Page "Eucharist" Paragraph 67

Some fear contagion through the handling involved in distributing the hosts to the communicants, even if they are placed on the hand rather than on the tongue.

Accordingly, some churches use mechanical wafer dispensers or " pillow packs " ( communion wafers with wine inside them ).

While these methods of distributing communion are not accepted in Roman Catholic churches, one such church provides a mechanical dispenser to allow those intending to communicate to place in a bowl, without touching them by hand, the hosts for use in the celebration.