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Why Can't Protestants Take Communion in a Catholic Church
Black Cordelias ^
Posted on 12/27/2008 2:48:02 PM PST by NYer
Q. Why cant Protestants receive communion at the Catholic Church?
A. To protect them from Judgment.
1 Corinthians 11: 27 Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be
guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord. 28 A man ought to examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup. 29 For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body of the Lord eats and drinks judgment on himself. 30That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.
Since, Protestants do not believe in the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist as we do, they do not discern or recognize that Jesus’ body is present under the appearance of bread and wine. We would be allowing them to eat and drink judgment upon themselves. The prohibtion is actually very charitable but, unfortunately, it is usually seen as a rejection.
Evidence of this interpretation of this passage is supported by St. Justin the Martyr :
We call this food Eucharist; and no one else is permitted to partake of it, except one who believes our teaching to be true
-Justin Martyr -FIRST APOLOGY, 66,20–(150 A.D.)
Q. Why do we call the bread The Host?
A. Our use of this term, to refer to the consecrated bread, comes from the Latin word hostia, which means victim. We believe that Jesus Christ is really present in the consecrated bread and wine on our altars. The mass is a re-presentation of the sacrificial death of Jesus on the cross. Therefore, Jesus is the victim of sacrifice and we call the bread the host/victim to help us remember that it is no longer bread but the Real Presence of our Lord Jesus Christ given to us to strengthen and keep us on the journey to Heaven.
TOPICS: Apologetics; Catholic; Theology; Worship
KEYWORDS: communion; eucharist; protestant
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posted on
12/27/2008 2:48:03 PM PST
by
NYer
To: NYer
Because they don’t want to.
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posted on
12/27/2008 2:49:52 PM PST
by
stockpirate
(Obama's COLB issue, where are Rush, Laura, Sean, Mark, Malkin?)
To: Salvation; narses; SMEDLEYBUTLER; redhead; Notwithstanding; nickcarraway; Romulus; ...
Tis the season when travelers often visit Catholic Churches. Our missalette contains a page explaining this to non-Catholic visitors.
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posted on
12/27/2008 2:50:13 PM PST
by
NYer
("Run from places of sin as from a plague." - St. John Climacus)
To: All
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Q. Where in the Bible does it say that Jesus is actually bodily present in the bread and wine of the Eucharist?
A. In John 6, After demonstrating His power to feed 5,000 people with a few loaves and fishes, Jesus tells his listeners seven times that they must eat His flesh and drink His blood in order to have eternal life. The Jewish leaders and even some of Jesus followers rejected this teaching as preposterous and left him at this time, precisely because they understood Him to be speaking literally. One year later, Jesus instituted Eucharistic Communion (Mt. 26:26) saying of the bread, This is my body and also of the cup, This is my blood. From the beginning of Christianity, Church Fathers describe the mystery of the miraculous transformation of the Eucharistic meal into Christs Presence under the appearance of bread and wine.
Q. But how do we know for sure Jesus meant this literally?
A. We can ask ourselves, What did the earliest Christians believe about communion? The writings of the early Church Fathers tell us what these first century Christians believed about the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist. In 110 A.D. St. Ignatius of Antioch, who was taught the Christian faith by the apostle John, wrote about the heretics of his day:
They abstain from the Eucharist and from prayer, because they do not confess that the Eucharist is the Flesh of our Savior Jesus Christ. Flesh which suffered for our sins and which the Father, in His goodness raised up again. Letter to the Smyrneans 6,2
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posted on
12/27/2008 2:53:16 PM PST
by
NYer
("Run from places of sin as from a plague." - St. John Climacus)
To: stockpirate
Well, some of them do. On Christmas Day I was taking the sacrament to the hospital and an error in the hospital census led me to the room of a Protestant who said,”I’m not Catholic but I’d love communion.” I was distressed that I could not give her the sacrament, but we held hands and prayed together for a little while and asked Jesus to come into our hearts and live within us.
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posted on
12/27/2008 2:56:25 PM PST
by
Mad Dawg
(Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.)
To: NYer
And of course one does not “take” Communion. One receives it.
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posted on
12/27/2008 2:58:02 PM PST
by
B-Chan
(Catholic. Monarchist. Texan. Any questions?)
To: NYer
Why Can't Protestants Take Communion in a Catholic ChurchBecause there is a completely different understanding about what is going on. I don't even take communion in a Lutheran church; and probably shouldn't in a Baptist church, either, since they don't even consider it a sacrament.
A Protestant that would present himself for Communion at a Catholic church is woefully ignorant. (And the reverse is equally true.)
Threads like this are good. And the current Pope has been great for the Catholic church.
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posted on
12/27/2008 2:58:05 PM PST
by
PAR35
To: NYer
At the beginning of all Masses non-Catholics are invited to come forward to receive a blessings by placing the hands across their chest. Have seen it done. And it is especially touching with those who are in RCIA and want to receive Communion so badly.
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posted on
12/27/2008 2:58:55 PM PST
by
Salvation
( †With God all things are possible.†)
To: NYer
Because Protestants are NOT CATHOLICS.
They have to go to Bible classes, convert to Catholicism or fake being Catholic and get communion like thieves in the night.
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posted on
12/27/2008 2:59:10 PM PST
by
A CA Guy
( God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
To: NYer
Can an Orthodox Christian receive communion in a Roman Catholic Church?
To: PAR35
A Protestant that would present himself for Communion at a Catholic church is woefully ignorant. Likewise, a Catholic who would present himself for Communion at a Protestant church, would be equally ignorant.
Personally, I can't imagine wanting to participate in Communion at a Catholic church anymore than I would go to confession. Not gonna happen!
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posted on
12/27/2008 3:05:24 PM PST
by
lonestar
To: gitmogrunt
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posted on
12/27/2008 3:06:05 PM PST
by
Mad Dawg
(Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.)
To: stockpirate
Because they dont want to.Which is merely a symptom of the deeper cause.
To: gitmogrunt; Kolokotronis
Can an Orthodox Christian receive communion in a Roman Catholic Church? The Catholic Church allows Orthodox to receive communion because we share the same belief in the Real Presence. It is my understanding, however, that Catholics may not receive communion in the Orthodox Church. I have pinged Kolokotronis for an explanation.
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posted on
12/27/2008 3:09:02 PM PST
by
NYer
("Run from places of sin as from a plague." - St. John Climacus)
To: lonestar
Likewise, a Catholic who would present himself for Communion at a Protestant church, would be equally ignorant.Ignorant of what? "Communion" at a Protestant church is meaningless.
To: the invisib1e hand; lonestar; lightman; Huber; sionnsar
"Communion" at a Protestant church is meaningless. At some it is. Lutherans and Anglicans do believe in the Real Presence, but not to the same extent that Catholics and Orthodox do.
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posted on
12/27/2008 3:12:17 PM PST
by
wagglebee
("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
To: NYer; gitmogrunt; Kolokotronis
In extremis I believe it is permitted, and under extraordinary conditions with permission. As I understand it.
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posted on
12/27/2008 3:12:21 PM PST
by
narses
(http://www.theobamadisaster.com/)
To: NYer; informavoracious; larose; RJR_fan; Prospero; Conservative Vermont Vet; ...
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posted on
12/27/2008 3:12:47 PM PST
by
narses
(http://www.theobamadisaster.com/)
To: PAR35
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posted on
12/27/2008 3:13:04 PM PST
by
Exit148
(Have "man-on-the-street" types taken over the U.S.?)
To: NYer
Communion is not limited to receiving Eucharist. It is a symbolic expression of belonging to, and accepting the teachings of the Catholic community. Unless one becomes Catholic one cannot completely “take” Communion.
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