To: NYer
I had always understood that Catholics were allowed to receive Communion in an Orthodox church if they were so invited. But I've since learned here on FR that is not the case.
Dear friends of ours are Russian Orthodox. They've never received Communion in our family's Masses, though they understand they've always been invited by the priest saying the Mass. However, their church forbids them to take Communion in a Catholic Mass.
To: old and tired
Dear friends of ours are Russian Orthodox. They've never received Communion in our family's Masses, though they understand they've always been invited by the priest saying the Mass. However, their church forbids them to take Communion in a Catholic Mass. We have a Greek Orthodox family that occasionally attend Divine Liturgy at our church. Our missalettes give the guidelines for reception of communion indicating the Catholic Church's welcome to the Orthodox to receive communion. This family, from Jordan, goes up for communion. Perhaps it's cultural?
7 posted on
10/10/2005 9:49:58 AM PDT by
NYer
(“Socialism is the religion people get when they lose their religion")
To: old and tired
As I have noted in several other discussions on the same or similar topic, current church law does NOT permit reception of Communion by Orthodox except under highly unusual circumstances. I continue to be surprised and slightly disturbed at how widespread this abuse is.
17 posted on
10/10/2005 2:46:51 PM PDT by
jec1ny
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