The use of individual cups at Holy Communion is again being hotly debated in Church of England parishes and PCCs. I asked Prof Andrew Atherstone about the fruits of his latest historical research into the topic. IP: Why are individual cups still causing controversy? AA: Five years ago, at the height of the early Covid lockdowns, the House of Bishops caused consternation by declaring that individual cups were illegal. They were relying on a former opinion from the Church of England’s Legal A...
