A story about a church that denied a child communion to be valid beacuse the wafer didn't have gluten in it (the child is allergic). Evidently, the wine for communion has to have some alcohol in it, even when an AA member is taking communion. The child's mother makes a good point:

This is a church rule, not God's will, and it can easily be adjusted to meet the needs of the people, while staying true to the traditions of our faith.

Unfortunately, the church doesn't want its rules seen as traditions. It wants them see as the only true path to god. With the church thinking like that, there can be no bending of the rules.