Catholics who are nevertheless daily rejecting God by means of their freely made behavioral choices (amounting to mortal sin) are still in full communion with Holy Mother Church.
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So I’ve heard, but it seems to beg the question of what does it matter, what meaning does it have, if such a person intends never to in any way relate to Holy Mother Church and in fact never does so for the remainder of his/her life? It would seem then to be a belief or teaching of the Church that is devoid of any actual meaning. Moreover, if such a person has decided to reject the Faith entirely and instead embraces the beliefs of Atheism, the Church’s “full communion” position relative to that person would appear to be what a reasonable person might justifiably refer to as ludicrous.
Thanks for replying.
The term “full communion” arguably enshrines a post-conciliar error that chronically overemphasizes participatory worship, “last supper” shared meals, horizontally-organized community, at the expense of personal wonder, reverence, depth of thought and contemplation, individual growth in holiness/sanctification. These latter goals or “faith-adjacent” behaviors, with which devout Catholics traditionally and naturally occupied themselves for two millennia, do not advance post-conciliar (false) ecumenism. Hence the concept of communion, not primarily personally and intimately with God himself, but instead with one’s earthbound co-religionists, with vanishingly little or even no vertical or heavenward focus, is emphasized as a primary end, in and of itself.
The term “full communion” is now simply being used as a cudgel used by those with weak faith to attack those with strong, authentic faith. Think about it—how often do you hear certain individuals, who eagerly throw that term at 100% faithful Catholics who exclusively attend Vetus Ordo masses every Sunday, stopping at nothing to tear down foundational moral teachings relating to marriage and to human sexuality?
“Full” nothing! They are “in full” attack mode against authentic Catholics. Once that group has been sufficiently marginalized or eliminated, they will begin spiritually brutalizing all fellow Catholics currently seeking maximum devoutness and reverence solely in the context of the Novus Ordo mass.
Referring to the Sacrament of Penance/Confession, instead as the Sacrament of Reconciliation, reflects a similar subtle shift in emphasis away from the vertical and toward the horizontal. What they are getting at, is that the individual members of the faithful should be seeking horizontal reconciliation with fellow humans in the Church community, crucially de-emphasizing what is infinitely more important—subjugating ourselves to the will of God (or, if you will, seeking vertical reconciliation).