Communion Wine Now Permitted In New Zealand Prisons

New Zealand's Corrections Department has changed its interpretation of New Zealand law and will now permit small amounts of Communion wine to be consumed in prisons by Chaplains and prisoners. Catholic News reported yesterday that the reversal of policy came after objections from the Catholic Church and politicians. Authorities will seek an amendment to the Corrections Act 2004 that now prohibits alcohol from being taken into prisons so that it clearly reflects the new exemption for sacramental wine.