I refrained from signing the petition to keep “church teaching” unchanged (Letters, 4 April) not only because I disliked its provenance but also because I wonder what is really meant by “church teaching” in the manner that it is being now bandied about? It is not as if any reformers are seeking to overturn the early Councils of the Church and suggest, say, adding a Fourth Person to the Holy Trinity, and perhaps a Fifth for good measure; they are merely examining the possibility of making our rigid rules on the reception of Holy Communion more flexible, particularly for those trapped in situations that will never arise for elderly celibate men who may never have enjoyed any romantic relationship in their lives. Who may receive Holy Communion? A person who has gone t