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To: Mrs. Don-o

Protestant churches also practice Communion. But the ones I attended do it infrequently.


84 posted on 09/17/2017 6:24:05 PM PDT by Terry Mross (Liver spots And blood thinners.)
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To: Terry Mross

Yes, I think most Protestant churches practice Communion. However, as far as I know, they consider it to be a symbol and nothing more. They do not believe it has been transubstantiated into the True Body and Blood of Our Lord: what Catholics call the Real Presence.

Since the beliefs are radically different, Catholics should not receive communion in a Protestant church, and vice versa. Abstaining shows that we respect each others’ different beliefs and we do not pretend it is not important.

On the other hand, I think many of the Protestant Churches -—not all-— practice intercommunion, which means they think it good to share in each others’ bread and wine services.

If I am wrong about thus, I would gladly accept correction.


85 posted on 09/17/2017 6:36:21 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o ("The Church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the Truth.')
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