[lupie]

It really doesn't matter to me whether one of them or both is wrong, I just find it amusing.

The reasons I would take communion in an RC church are the same that I would in any other church. What someone else does or does not believe does not really affect my trust in the Lord. As it shouldn't. (Although I do notice that people have freaked out when I say "thank you" after receiving the wafer).

[american colleen]

OK, but it seems to me you are being disrespectful to a religion that you don't espouse. I won't get into the theological discussions but it seems to me that if I were attending some kind of worship service (or even for me, an Orthodox Mass) and I didn't belong and I disagreed with their beliefs and I knew they ask that I don't partake in something crucial and sacred for them, then, out of respect, I would remain silent and still.

I'm sure no one 'freak's out' when you say "thank you", but I am sure they are taken aback somewhat. I assume that you know you are supposed to say "Amen" and I wonder why you don't say it? It sounds disrespectful to me that you don't say it if you know you are supposed to say it. OTOH, maybe you are not a hypocrite and you cannot say "Amen" after the priest says "Body of Christ" knowing "Amen" means "So be it" or "Truly".

[Conservative til I die]

It's obvious you're trying to take the fast-track straight to Hell with such obnoxious behavior. I pity you.