[armydoc]

Since there are exceptions to the requirement (i.e.; the invincibly ignorant, infants and children, those physically prevented from taking the Eucharist by incarceration, physical disability, etc.) the very legalistic answer would be no. However, imputability aside, Christ did command us to "do this in memory of me".

Jn 6:53 Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you."

Ah, yes, I see the "exceptions" you speak of implicit in Jesus' words.

[Natural Law]

"Ah, yes, I see the "exceptions" you speak of implicit in Jesus' words."

God's omnipotence supercedes the limitations placed upon us. From the Catechism:

848 - "Although in ways known to himself God can lead those who, through no fault of their own, are ignorant of the Gospel, to that faith without which it is impossible to please him, the Church still has the obligation and also the sacred right to evangelize all men."