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You're right about the "Body of Christ" being in some sense all baptized believers in Our Lord, since any valid Baptism (no matter what the denomination, if the matter, form, and intent are the same) makes one a child of God and a member of His Mystical Body: and I'm presuming that's you and me, too.

My point was that to be "in Communion" with Christ is to be "in Communion" with the Church: and if you are receiving in the Catholic Church, at the very least your are saying you are in Communion with the Catholic Church.

But you have made it clear that you consider the Catholic Church to be detestable. Therefore why would you, or anyone of your persuasion, want to receive in the Catholic Church without being received INTO the Catholic Church?

There's a disconnect there.

And yet you started this particular section of the discussion by saying ( at #14) that you felt wronged and ostracized by not being welcomed into Catholic Communion.

Well, come o-o-oon in. You could join my RCIA (Adult Converts education) class. Seriously. It would be interesting.

But you have made it clear that you consider the Catholic Church to be detestable.

I do not agree with certain Roman Catholic doctrine. Detestable is not the word I'd use to describe my feelings. Christian churches in general have failed miserably to walk in the Lord's prayer that we may be One. I believe arrogance and religious pride is at the root of disunity.

BTW - I am a follower of Christ and as such I am part of His body. Although I am baptized, I don't need a class or water baptism to confirm this reality. I have a relationship with Christ first, my family second, the church third and the world last.