altar
Posted on 08/31/2009 11:51:54 AM PDT by Irisshlass
I do not find the Roman Catholic view of transubstantiation repugnant. I don’t agree with it, however. I feel that Paul’s warning to the Corinthians was due to their turning the event into a drunken feast. Personally, I believe that this is a matter of conscience; if a person believes that the bread and wine are actually the Body and Blood of Christ, and that enables you to find a particular “holy” spot of remembrance of the atoning sacrifice of our Lord, then maybe that is best for him or her. Of course, I recognize that our Roman Catholic friends will dispute that based on the authority of the Bishop of Rome, but I don’t want to create a controversy for the sake of controversy.
What incorrect information and unchristian comments are you referring to?
Hi 5thGenTexan,your right only Catholic’s in good standing may receive Holy Communion.God bless,Fatima
It’s more about whether you truly believe in the transubstantiation of the creatures of bread and wine into the mystical flesh and blood of Our Blessed Savior. This isn’t The Lord’s Supper, FRiend, it’s Holy Communion.
I think bishops can make exeptions sometimes. Also the Orthodox and Assyrian Church of the East can partake, but are urged to respect the disciplines of their own Churches (which say they can’t, I think).
Bottom line is that the average Catholic in the US just got it reinforced by the hierarchy that baby butchery really isn’t all that bad just a little bit more.
Freegards
Shame on you. That's how rumors get started.
That's all the "evidence" you have and you start a thread about it? Next week somebody will assert what you said as a fact.
Don't we have enough to worry about without taking every stupid rumor for the truth?
NOT mystical...It’s real..that is if you ae a believing Catholic.
It IS the Lord’s supper.
Would non-Catholics please restrict their comments to their “opinions” and not make your own definitve statements of Catholic dogma.
Other than that...no problem.
Non-Catholics cannot receive the Eucharist. I don’t know where you got that hogwash.
No camera’s showed the Communion line at all. Fox went up to the windows, did the architechture, etc.
Obortion Obama could have gone forward for a blessing, but I didn’t hear the pregressive priet who was doing the Mass say to come forward for a blessing with your hands crossed across your chest.
We will have to get the word of a first hand person who was there.
I turned the TV coverage off when all the yip yap started about dad by his sons and Obortion.
Is that from this Mass?
I only watched for the liturgical abuses. And I didn’t watch much.
Quite....that would be a no-no.
By the same token, a Roman Catholic would not be eligible to take communion in a protestant church. You need to be confirmed in the faith to do that.
**But there is a possibility a non-Catholic (not in full communion with the Church) can received the Eucharist.**
This can happen, but priests and ministers of Holy Communion are trained to watch to see that the host is received. If people are unsure about what to do, I put the host on their tongue.
BTW, it is their sin, not mine, from what I have been told.
Uhmm...Im a Christian that understands the importance of communion and I have recieved communion from a super holy priest several times.
Do you believe in the teachings of the Catholic Church and are you in communion with the Holy See?
altar
Why would a non-Catholic want to take communion in a Catholic church? I wouldn’t.
Untrue. Many protestant churches practice "open communion", meaning anyone can partake.
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