A priest in Florida bit a woman’s hand during a physical altercation while he was administering Communion to the congregants of his church, officials said.

St. Gregory Catholic Church was kept at 25% capacity. Parishioners stood in line 6 feet apart and took the wafer by hand.

How we partake in the mystery of Christ—kneeling, receiving the host in our hands, or on our tongue—is secondary to the experience of humility and honor in receiving the Eucharist.