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This is the third post in response to the paper by Bishop Tim Harris:
The heart of the matter: Holy Communion, effective participation and virtual reality some guidance from historical Anglican sacramental understanding.
I come now to the concrete proposal by Tim in a footnote in his paper (footnote 2):
2. Brian Douglas, “Virtual Eucharists in a time of COVID-19 pandemic: biblical, theological and constitutional perspectives,” The Journal of Anglican Studies 18:2 (October 2020): 129 – 143, appeared after the writing of this paper. While I differ from Douglas at a number of points, his proposal of “spiritual communion” such that “the benefits of communion can be had by spiritual eating and drinking on the basis of faith” (see his “Possible Alternatives”) is not dissimilar to my own proposal. If, however, people are able to watch and observe a priestly-administered Eucharist to receive the benefits of communion by spiritual means without actually eating the con