The other thing that comes to mind is that these statements on the Holy Eucharist from these different Christian communities on this thread would never have happened in one place because some of these Churches don't talk to each other. It made me appreciate even more Pope John Paul II creating the Year of the Eucharist and planning this Synod for the end of the Year. We hear from those who are near and some a bit more far off of their Eucharistic faith, and it makes some within the Catholic house look downright liberal mainline Protestant.
I'm so delighted to read these statements.
Bless you for taking the time to read through the Orthodox commentary and develop your own impressions. You have probably noted, as I did, that the majority of Roman Catholics, all on my ping list, have skipped these commentaries. Perhaps it is a question of pride. You and your mother have a fuller appreciation of the connection between East and West. It is resolvable; perhaps not at this time.
We hear from those who are near and some a bit more far off of their Eucharistic faith, and it makes some within the Catholic house look downright liberal mainline Protestant.
Precisely. As someone commented on a different thread, if 50 years ago, a Catholic had approached the priest to receive communion with their hands open while standing, no doubt they would have been perçeived as a protestant and given instruction in the proper reception of the Holy Eucharist.