[metmom]

Show me anywhere on this board that a Catholic has told you that not believing in the Eucharist means you go to hell. In fact its the other way around.

You can start with post 85.

But since when is any Catholic's own personal opinion what counts?

Every time we remind Catholics or what other Catholics have said about something they disagree with, we are chastised with *But is it OFFICIAL Catholic doctrine?*

So tell me then, what official Catholic doctrine says.

Does the RCC officially teach that if you don't believe in the eucharist, you are going to hell?

[Elsie]

But since when is any Catholic's own personal opinion what counts?

So far; that's all Francis has been saying; right?

[Elsie]

Does the RCC officially teach that if you don't believe in the eucharist, you are going to hell?

I usually reserve the cricket picture for Mormons...

[rwa265]

Does the RCC officially teach that if you don’t believe in the eucharist, you are going to hell?

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I haven’t found anything in the Catechism that specifically addresses this question. The closest thing I found was the following, which seems to indicate that the answer is no:

819 “Furthermore, many elements of sanctification and of truth” are found outside the visible confines of the Catholic Church: “the written Word of God; the life of grace; faith, hope, and charity, with the other interior gifts of the Holy Spirit, as well as visible elements.” Christ’s Spirit uses these Churches and ecclesial communities as means of salvation, whose power derives from the fullness of grace and truth that Christ has entrusted to the Catholic Church. All these blessings come from Christ and lead to him, and are in themselves calls to “Catholic unity.”

Here’s a link to the Catechism if you want to search for yourself -

http://ccc.usccb.org/flipbooks/catechism/index.html

[ADSUM]

Does the RCC officially teach that if you don’t believe in the eucharist, you are going to hell?

The Catholic Catechism 1035 indicates that one that dies in mortal sin will go to hell. The willful turning away from God.

My opinion for a baptized Catholic to reject the Catholic Church is turning away from God.

From Catholic Answers:
If one can be of another faith that rejects Church teachings and still reach the kingdom of heaven, then what’s the point of being a Catholic?
Answer

1. Catholicism is true.

2. Unless we strive to be faithful to the truth to the best of our understanding, we will not be saved.

3. The farther one is away from the Church, the less the chance of making it to heaven.

4. Those who culpably refuse to embrace the truth in the Church cannot be saved because they are ultimately rejecting Christ.