[Black Bart]

This hardline position is most unfortunate. Apparently the Roman Church still harbors some hard feelings about the Reformation. Y'know letting us read the Bible for ourselves, worship in our native tongue, etc. Bygones will not be bygones in Rome.

[SoothingDave]

This hardline position is most unfortunate.

Why do you want to pretend there is union where there is none?

Communion, among other things, symbolizes and actualizes the union of those who share the Faith.

If those who don't share the faith are allowed to communion, then we are expressing a lie, pretending that we are united when we are not.

I prefer not to have the sacrament be a lie.

SD

[TheBattman]

Careful - Last time i got into a theology debate here with a Catholic (which there are quite a few here) I thought I was never going to hear the end of it.