Yeah, sure. Paul communicated with of and Jesus telepathically.
The point is that Jesus said that there was no need for anyone to wash their hands before eating. Keep in mind that Jesus did not have a fork a spoon or chopsticks, either. The custom was to just stick your hand into the couscous and stuff it into your mouth.
It is rather upsetting to think that you are entrusting your soul to someone who would be fired by McDonald's for improper hygiene any way you look at it. Excuses can be made for disobeying some of the silly Kosher laws, but there were certainly germs all over the place in Galilee, and eating them was no more a healthy practice then than it is now.
If Jesus is God and God is omniscient, then Jesus should know about bacteria. Hell, God CREATED bacteria: leprosy, smallpox, TB, cholera, whooping cough diphtheria ebola, syphilis, river blindness, malaria ye;lo fever bubonic plague. They have never been blamed on Satan.
And I agree: if you do not assume that Jesus and Paul were in some manner communicating, then it does not make sense. That is why it makes no sense to me. Other than to conclude that Paul took what he liked about Jesus, merged it into aspects of other popular religions, like Mithraism and focused his efforts on pagans, because they were easier marks than Jews. I am sure Paul THOUGHT he was sincerely doing the Lord's work, just as Mohammad, Joseph Smith, and the Jehovah's Witness people that come to my door every so often.