Catholic Position Poll

[CRW]

This poll is very poorly worded. I couldn’t vote in it.

The option:

is followed by:

Should I answer that if I’m not divorced, but I believe that a divorced person must obtain an annulment before dating?

If that said “really present” I’d have no problem answering. But Jesus is present in the Eucharist in a different (sacramental) way than He was present when He washed the feet of the Apostles. Is that what it means by “physically”?

This is true, but that’s not all it is. It’s both a symbol and an actual participation in the Body of Christ.

Since those questions were poorly worded, I couldn’t answer this poll.

Jeremy

Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa –I am sorry that my post was so poorly worded that you could not vote.

My attempt was to ask common questions that reveal Catholic teachings, not individual or personal status of life for those voting.

My wife and I are divorce Catholic’s; I can date others without an annulment: Can Catholic’s who are divorce date without an annulment? A yes vote would indicate an annulment is not necessary.

I must obtain an annulment before I start dating because we are still married in the eyes of the Catholic Church? A vote for this would be in agreement with the statement that Catholic’s require an annulment before dating.

Jesus is physically present in the Eucharist: Unless you eat my flesh and drink my blood…As far as I am concern, he is physically present as you indicated, IMHO, not a symbol or symbolic act. I actually eat the flesh and blood of Christ and to do that, he must be there in ways we do not understand or words do not portray.

The Eucharist is a symbolic communion of Christ body and blood for Catholic unity and salvation: Most non-Catholic perceive communion as a symbol of the Body and Blood of Christ; contradictory to the question above. I heard a report on EWTN that 35 percent of Catholic’s that attend Church believe this.

I did not intend to establish a thread devoted on discussion of Church teaching. Just what the individual voting perceptions are, based on the questions, as written.

Again, I apologize that the poll was not scholarly enough, due to my most inappropriate wording, to allow you to participate. I do thank you for bringing this to my attention. God Bless

 

[steveandersen]

The responses posted to the poll will be used to determine participant’s attitude and perspective concerning the teachings of the Catholic Church - since this is a Catholic Answer Forum. Your participation is appreciated. God Bless

Who is doing the determining and for what reason?

 

[CRW]

Who is doing the determining and for what reason?

Local church discussion and what people believe the Catholic Church teach. As noted by several posters, my wording could be better, but I thought I got it right. Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa. God Bless

 

[CRW]

Glad to participate in your Poll!

Thank you.

 

[corvidae]

Be careful about using these poll results as scientific.
There are many non-Catholics on this board as well, and sometimes they vote even when it says it is for Catholics.
Mostly I blame it on people just skimming and then answering the questions, but be aware that not everyone who answers the poll may be Catholic.

A lone Raven

 

[CRW]

Be careful about using these poll results as scientific.
There are many non-Catholics on this board as well, and sometimes they vote even when it says it is for Catholics.
Mostly I blame it on people just skimming and then answering the questions, but be aware that not everyone who answers the poll may be Catholic.

A lone Raven

Thanks for your post. I did consider that point; however if I made it a public poll, to validate voters religion, I thought that many would not post. I consider all polls in the same light because you never know the true intentions of one voting or the quality of there review of the questions. Also some have said that I ask the questions inappropriately and I apologize for that.

 

[JimO]

I did vote on the poll. Also, although I did answer yes to your question on Christ being “physically” present in the Eucharist, as others have pointed out, it might be better worded as He is “really” present in the Eucharist. His presence, as I understand it, is a metaphysical presence since in appearance the Eucharist is still in the form of bread and wine and not human flesh and blood (except in the extraordinary cases of Eucharistic miracles).

 

[CRW]

I did vote on the poll. Also, although I did answer yes to your question on Christ being “physically” present in the Eucharist, as others have pointed out, it might be better worded as He is “really” present in the Eucharist. His presence, as I understand it, is a metaphysical presence since in appearance the Eucharist is still in the form of bread and wine and not human flesh and blood (except in the extraordinary cases of Eucharistic miracles).

Transubstantiation! Yes the appearance of the host, the accidents, visually remain the same, but by faith, not scientific test, I believe in the reality of the real presence of Christ; his Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church,ISBN 1-57455-109-4, Part Two, Article V, The Sacramental Sacrifice: Thanksgiving, Memorial, Presence, page 342, number 1358: We must therefore consider the Eucharist as:

• thanksgiving and praise to the Father;
• the sacrificial memorial of Christ and his Body;
• **the presence **of Christ by the power of his word and of the Spirit.

“Except in the extraordinary cases of Eucharistic miracles”, this IMHO was a “sign” for those that reject the true presence" or confirm his presence on those that truely offered the Eucharist as the true presence of Christ.

I believe that I truely receive the “physically” precious Body and Blood in the Sacrament of the Eucharist. God Bless and thanks for the post.

 

[JimO]

Transubstantiation! …I believe that I truely receive the “physically” precious Body and Blood in the Sacrament of the Eucharist. God Bless and thanks for the post.

I didn’t mean to imply that His Presence in the Eucharist is any less real because there are no changes to the accidents of the bread and wine. I only wanted to be clear as to what happens during transubstantiation so as to avoid confusion. It’s a complex issue that I have been challenged on by many Protestant friends. You know the objections - the molecules are unchanged, the wine can still make someone “drunk”, it still tastes like bread, etc., etc.

Blessings

 

[CRW]

I didn’t mean to imply that His Presence in the Eucharist is any less real because there are no changes to the accidents of the bread and wine. I only wanted to be clear as to what happens during transubstantiation so as to avoid confusion. It’s a complex issue that I have been challenged on by many Protestant friends. You know the objections - the molecules are unchanged, the wine can still make someone “drunk”, it still tastes like bread, etc., etc.

Blessings

Yes but we know that it is the Lord of Lord, King of Kings, his precious Body and Blood. I often hear someone say they wish that they could go back in history and see our Lord. I tell them to go to Adoration everyday and spend all the time you want with him.

 

[CRW]

Regarding confession:

vatican.va/archive/ENG1104/__P3H.HTM

Code of Canon Law (for the Latin Church)

The eastern Catholic Churches have something similar, though I do not believe it is identical.

Can. 989 After having reached the age of discretion, each member of the faithful is ob-liged to confess faithfully his or her grave sins at least once a year.

Note here, the word grave.

CRW:

My question: Confession is required annually, only if I am in a state of mortal sin

Yes I know that the condition depends upon the state of sin; grave sin. Although it is advisable to go to confession frequently, one must go to confess grave/mortal sins only. The question is do the 37 that voted think that it is necessary, regardless of the type of sin? Thank you and God Bless.

 

[CRW]

I voted!

Thanks

 

[exoflare]

I voted, but didn’t quite know what to put on that question about the Eucharist. Even though I would affirm Jesus is present body, blood, soul and divinity through the sacrament, I don’t know whether I would say “physically”. That’s only because “physical” seems to imply perception by our human senses… this is a matter of form which remains unchanged after transubstantiation. The accidents of bread and wine are still there. It is the substance that changes.

 

[Sam88]

Yes I know that the condition depends upon the state of sin; grave sin. Although it is advisable to go to confession frequently, one must go to confess grave/mortal sins only. The question is do the 37 that voted think that it is necessary, regardless of the type of sin? Thank you and God Bless.

Thanks for asking about this, I learned something from this, which is one of the reasons I keep coming back to this forum.

I suppose I would have said that we were obliged to confess at least once a year, period. Logically that couldn’t apply if we managed to go a year without committing a sin, but how likely is that?

I now see that that was not quite correct, but I am an adult convert and it has taken me a few years to understand confession. For some reason my RCIA class did not cover this, and I did not go to confession for a number of years after I was confirmed. I suppose I should have done so before confirmation & Eucharist, but no one told me that at the time. Now however, I don’t think of this in terms of what is the “minimum requirement”, instead I focus on what the Church and the saints teach we ought to be doing, which is frequent confession of mortal and venial sins. Anyone who only meets the minimum requirement of cannon law is missing out on many benefits.

 

[CRW]

Thanks for asking about this, I learned something from this, which is one of the reasons I keep coming back to this forum.

I suppose I would have said that we were obliged to confess at least once a year, period. Logically that couldn’t apply if we managed to go a year without committing a sin, but how likely is that?

I now see that that was not quite correct, but I am an adult convert and it has taken me a few years to understand confession. For some reason my RCIA class did not cover this, and I did not go to confession for a number of years after I was confirmed. I suppose I should have done so before confirmation & Eucharist, but no one told me that at the time. Now however, I don’t think of this in terms of what is the “minimum requirement”, instead I focus on what the Church and the saints teach we ought to be doing, which is frequent confession of mortal and venial sins. Anyone who only meets the minimum requirement of cannon law is missing out on many benefits.

The third Precept of the Church “You shall humbly receive your Creator in Holy Communion at least during the Easter season,” This precept guarantees as a minimum the reception of the Lord’s Body and Blood in connection with the Paschal feasts, the origin and center of the Christian liturgy. Isn’t it a wonderful Church that allows us to receive our Lord daily, even twice a day, if the second is received during a Mass. God Bless

 

[CRW]

I voted, but didn’t quite know what to put on that question about the Eucharist. Even though I would affirm Jesus is present body, blood, soul and divinity through the sacrament, I don’t know whether I would say “physically”. That’s only because “physical” seems to imply perception by our human senses… this is a matter of form which remains unchanged after transubstantiation. The accidents of bread and wine are still there. It is the substance that changes.

Transubstantiation! Yes the appearance of the host, the accidents, visually remain the same, but by faith, not scientific test, I believe in the reality of the real presence of Christ; his Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church,ISBN 1-57455-109-4, Part Two, Article V, The Sacramental Sacrifice: Thanksgiving, Memorial, Presence, page 342, number 1358: We must therefore consider the Eucharist as:

• thanksgiving and praise to the Father;
• the sacrificial memorial of Christ and his Body;
• the presence of Christ by the power of his word and of the Spirit.

“Except in the extraordinary cases of Eucharistic miracles”, this IMHO was a “sign” for those that reject the true presence" or confirm his presence on those that truely offered the Eucharist as the true presence of Christ.

I believe that I truely receive the “physically” precious Body and Blood in the Sacrament of the Eucharist. God Bless and thanks for the post

 

[CRW]

The third Precept of the Church “You shall humbly receive your Creator in Holy Communion at least during the Easter season,” This precept guarantees as a minimum the reception of the Lord’s Body and Blood in connection with the Paschal feasts, the origin and center of the Christian liturgy. Isn’t it a wonderful Church that allows us to receive our Lord daily, even twice a day, if the second is received during a Mass. God Bless

I also remember hearing that Pope John Paul II went to confession weekly. This made me review my monthly process. It is good to keep in touch with the Sacrament of Reconciliation and receive direction from our priests and our spiritual development. God Bless

 

[Stonez]

interesting results on some of the questions, but hey people are still going to believe what they want regardless of what the Church teaches.

P.S. I voted:thumbsup: