Monsignor Augustine
Posted on 04/16/2005 9:03:04 AM PDT by NYer
Thank you, Monsignor Augustine!
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I love a happy ending. Thanks for passing this along.
OMG! As a Non-Catholic he should have NEVER gone up for Holy Communion...PERIOD!
No offense, but are you saying that CHRISTIANS cannot take communion in a "Catholic" (Christian) church? This is one area where I think Catholics need to re-assess their dogma.
He went TWICE!
What a piece of work!
That's what they believe.
Understand that the Catholic Church believes that the host and wine are the Body and Blood of Christ (Transubstantiation) Other Christian denominations use the host as merely a "represntative" of that.
The RC church holds that if you do not believe that the host and wine are NOT the ACTUAL body and blood of Christ---you should not receive communion.
There is no re-assessment needed.
No offense, but are you saying that CHRISTIANS cannot take communion in a "Catholic" (Christian) church?
Even many Catholics should not take Communion in the Catholic Church. Unless you have confessed your sins and been absolved of them leading you into a State of Grace, it is a MORTAL SIN to take and eat of the Flesh of Our Lord. If you are a validly baptized Christian and you present yourself to the Lord in the Sacrament of Penance with true sorrow for your sins and abjure the errors of your apostasy, then you too may accept the actual Body and Blood of Our Lord. I pray that you do so.
This is one area where I think Catholics need to re-assess their dogma.
Since the Dogma is a direct COMMAND from God Himself, that simply cannot happen.
Thanks for the update. So glad it ended this way!
Why do people who disagree with Catholic dogma think the Church needs to 'rethink' her dogma? Perhaps those who disagree ought to just disagree and participate in faith communities that are a nice comfy fit for them. I like Catholicism in part because it makes me UNcomfortable! Far from a crutch, my faith is a constant challenge to step up and do the right thing.
He must think the sacrament of Holy Communion is like a salad bar or something.
Maybe he went up three or four times!
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'but are you saying that CHRISTIANS cannot take communion in a "Catholic" (Christian) church'
Why would any Christian who is not Catholic WANT to take communion in a Catholic Church?
That might sound funny to you. But, it's a sad reality of the times we live in.
I was in the "Religion Section" of Borders Books a couple days ago. There were shelfs full books on wicca, witchcraft and satanism.
They wouldn't be for sale if they weren't selling,
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