Mr Lowton held a Sunday holy communion service at his Craswell home.

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Also on this week's BBC Radio Lancashire faith programme, we looked into complaints that Blackburn Cathedral were offering alternative communion bread blessed by a man, when their main Sunday morning service, including communion is taken by Dr. Sue Penfold.

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During the service, as Mr. Caferro walked toward the altar to take communion, he paused at the front row and grabbed his friend's shoulder.

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