Communion is not just Catholics only, as our separated brethren (the Orthodox Churches) are invited to receive our Lord as well. The problem with any old Christian receiving the Eucharist is that if they do not believe the Host is Jesus Himself, then they are not in a proper state to receive Him. I’ll grant you that with pro-aborts like Pelosi and Kerry receiving Him, it seems like many in the Church hierarchy don’t care - unfortunately, it is likely true that the roads of Hell are paved with the skulls of bishops.
I am under Command to receive Communion
This is not dependent on my State of Mind
Even the best of my thoughts have admixed severe error
It is the Word of Our God and Savior
I Must Submit to His Grace
This would seem to be independent of my particular location,
depth of Understanding,
or "Proper State"
BTW - the fading presence of Communion amongst Protestants
would also seem to be in error,
largely relegated to "Giving Thanks" when eating
I would greatly desire that the Body of Christ
be of United Voice on this Earth.
In which a long litany of "errors" were “examined”
From one standpoint,
the Protestant Reformation was greatly needed
as the Papacy was badly corrupted and
Great Error was permeating the Church.
The Light of it's witness was severely dimmed
Pope Alexander VI in (1492-1503)
The reports of this Pope include
Murder, Orgies, Incest, and Adultery
Pope Julius II (1503-13)
of which it has been said that
there was “not a trace of Christian piety in him”
Pope Leo X (1513-1521)
“The Pontiff has been accused of atheism,
for he denied God and called Christ,
in front of cardinals Pietro Bembo, Jovius and Iacopo Sadoleto and other intimates,
‘a fable’ ... it must be corrected”.
(Annales Ecclesiastici, op. cit., tomes viii and xi
Pope Adrian VI (1522-23)
was quoted to say
“We, prelates and clergy,
have gone astray from the right path,
and for a long time there is none that has done good,
no, no one”
(Secrets of the Christian Fathers, Bishop J. W. Sergerus, 1685, 1897 reprint, p. 227).
He lasted one year
It was in this context the Protestant Reformation occurred
Not that it has been without error,
it has been
Not that the fragmentation of the Body of Christ
has not been harmful,
it has been
But the context in which it occurred was
also profoundly flawed, and the Papacy Corrupt
Reformation was required
Protestantism also requires Reformation
The Truth of this is Bluntly Obvious
Doctrinal Drift
Teaching of Sinful behavior as Good
I have seen the full range of Sinful Behavior
Willful Breaches of all Commandments
In Professing Christians, Pastors, and Priests
The Body of Christ must
STOP This PROCESS of RECRIMINATION and BLAME
Our Witness is Profoundly Damaged
the Light before the World is severely Dimmed
and the World falls Deeper into Sin and Corruption