I regret that you do not discern the diamond metaphor or the Spiritual error of exclusion concerning the Eucharist.
I cannot make it clearer, so thank you for the discussion. May God ever bless you and those you love.
No kidding. I wasn't the one who brought up the diamond.
I regret that you do not discern the diamond metaphor or the Spiritual error of exclusion concerning the Eucharist.
If you'd ever been to Mass, you would probably have heard the priest say (or it may just be in the missal), "If you do not believe the elements before you are the Body and Blood of Christ, you should not present yourself for communion."
The priest isn't turning people away at the altar, he's warning them ahead of time in the spirit of 1 Cor 11.
I do, though, see a need to warn Catholic politicians publically that they should not present themselves for communion if they publically support acts abominable to God and Church. You may find this out of kilter but I see it as necessary to prevent scandal and for the soul of the individual.
Thank you for the valuable discussion. May God bless you and yours as well.