My MIL in remarried as well and attends a Christian church. Makes me wonder if she will suddenly go for the annulment at the end of her days. OY. Such a sham. It’s a power play and a $$ maker for the Catholic church to withhold communion. Jesus was speaking to a table full of sinners at the Last Supper telling them to do this in REMEMBRANCE yet the CC uses this simple command for punishment against it’s flock. Or else.
Well the whole witholding of communion thing is kind of a joke as well... you are asked not to partake, but in my entire life I have never seen anyone denied communion.
I did once see a priest chase down and take a communion wafer back from someone after there had been several instances of finding them on the floor of the church... When this guy didn’t take his immediately the priest chased him back to his seat and forcibly removed the wafer from his hand.
However, the Church asks you to not partake, and I am not saying no priest has ever refused to give communion, but I sure haven’t ever seen it.
Well the whole witholding of communion thing is kind of a joke as well... you are asked not to partake, but in my entire life I have never seen anyone denied communion.
I did once see a priest chase down and take a communion wafer back from someone after there had been several instances of finding them on the floor of the church... When this guy didn’t take his immediately the priest chased him back to his seat and forcibly removed the wafer from his hand.
However, the Church asks you to not partake, and I am not saying no priest has ever refused to give communion, but I sure haven’t ever seen it.