[Conservative til I die]

The two sacraments taught in SCRIPTURE, baptism and communion, involve ALL of the FAITHFUL.

But all of the faithful are not eligible at all times to celebrate the Communion or Eucharist. Those in a state of mortal sin can't in our Church, in accordance with the words of St. Paul (1 Cor 11:26-27).

Sacramentalism is not about some sort of political equality. No one has a Constitutional right to them. That a woman is not eligible for Holy Orders does not somehow negate the sacramental system. And participatign in the Eucharist 3 times a week does not necessarily make you more holy than a person who takes it once every 2 weeks.

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"But all of the faithful are not eligible at all times to celebrate the Communion or Eucharist."

1 COR 11:27 "Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the LORD in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the LORD."

My understanding of this must be different than yours. Paul was rebuking the Corinthians for their undisciplined insincere behavior during communion. In my faith ALL believers participate in communion regardless of the sin they may have committed recently. We are all sinners and we believe that the greater the sin the more the sinner has to get back into a right relationship with the LORD.

What are the conditions that are put on parishioners in the RCC that determine whether they can take communion or not?
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"Sacramentalism is not about some sort of political equality. No one has a Constitutional right to them. That a woman is not eligible for Holy Orders does not somehow negate the sacramental system."

Getting defensive? I was just curious as to the reasoning behind some of the things you do in your church. I never said or implied a need for political equality, or constitutional right to the various rituals you perform in your church.

It just seems that in the sacraments and rituals we are discussing in your church you place barriers between the parishioner and the LORD. My reading of SCRIPTURE has shown me that JESUS took his ministry outside the temple directly to the least acceptable members of society and he made himself available to ALL.