Church Alcohol Purchases Questioned

Ontario's liquor agency is losing faith in the way churches buy their sacramental wine in the province.

An internal report for the Liquor Control Board of Ontario says the current rules are too lax and are being abused by some unscrupulous operators.

Priests, ministers, rabbis and others have long been allowed to buy sacramental wine, brandy, cognac and liqueur outside the otherwise strict rules set by the LCBO, as long as the products are used in religious ceremonies in a regular place of worship.