Catholic School gives communion to non-Catholics

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Walking_Home said:
Bro. Rich—who then is in charge of the Catholic schools?
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It is important to keep something straight. The School which is the education side is run and administered by the Catholic Schools Board and reports to the Diocese Education Board.

All Liturgical, Catechetical, and Sacramental functions are the responsibility of a parish Pastor. Either the parish the School is associated with or the local parish.

Many places have clarified this by saying that First Reconciliation, First Holy Communion, Confirmation will **NOT **be celebrated in the school but in the parish the family of the child is registered at and attends.

Mass at the school and how it is celebrated is the responsibility not of the school, but of the parish pastor.
 
Br.Rich_SFO said:
It is important to keep something straight. The School which is the education side is run and administered by the Catholic Schools Board and reports to the Diocese Education Board.

All Liturgical, Catechetical, and Sacramental functions are the responsibility of a parish Pastor. Either the parish the School is associated with or the local parish.

Many places have clarified this by saying that First Reconciliation, First Holy Communion, Confirmation will **NOT **be celebrated in the school but in the parish the family of the child is registered at and attends.

Mass at the school and how it is celebrated is the responsibility not of the school, but of the parish pastor.
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I see–thankyou.

Back in the 60’s when I attended Catholic primary school–it seemed that the pastor was also in charge of the school–sort of like the principle. That is why I thought that a member of the clergy would be in charge in this situation.
 
Can you recieve communion if you are a baptist? we believe in many of the same things…
 
Ruth17 said:
Can you recieve communion if you are a baptist? we believe in many of the same things…
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If you find that God is calling you to receive Holy Communion in the Catholic Church, you should contact the pastor of your local Catholic Church to ask him how you can come into Full Communion with the Catholic Church.

Typically, there is an RCIA process (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) or there may be an option for private instruction, or another kind of classes for people from other Christian traditions. 😉
 
This is a very old thread so I had to run down it to make sure I had not posted this before.

I taught at a Catholic school in Maryland for ten years, and Communion was rountinely offered to anyone who approached, strictly against the cardinal’s (hint, hint) orders. It is not so much that the students were vetted for being Catholic, as that they were not told not to come forward if they were not. I distinctly remember a Jewish boy once coming forward to receive. Never mind state of grace.

On the other hand, our wonderful assistant principal, who was Catholic but was divorced and remarried, never approached.

The cardinal visited the school twice while I was there and insisted that the official teacing be published in the order of service, but in each case this was to the mortification of the respective school chaplain (always a priest of the archdiocese), who completely disagreed.

I offer this story without my opinion. I merely report it.
 
Orionthehunter said:
Please read post #8. Your use of the word “allow” also presumes that the minister has absolute, undeniable, unequivocal knowledge the person is unworthy. The communion line is not the proper place for a minister to determine worthiness. They are to act under the presumption of worthiness.
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There is no requirement that an individual have absolutely certain knowledge of the state of someone’s soul in order to deny him the Eucharist. That is why our canons forbid not only those formally under canonical penalty from the Eucharist but also those living in obstinate, manifest, grave sin. The obvious nature and long-standing adherence to certain sins is enough to bar someone from the sacrament until that person has manifestly recanted in some way. It forms a high enough probability under the law. I think extraordinary ministers are instructed to distribute regardless of this, though, because they will be privy to less information than pastors.
 
Ruth17 said:
Can you recieve communion if you are a baptist? we believe in many of the same things…
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If you believe many of the same things as the Catholic Church, you are more than welcome to become Catholic. Go to a priest at a local parish and tell them you want to join the RCIA process.
After you become Catholic, you can receive the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Our Lord Jesus Christ in Holy Communion. (Communion is not an empty symbol, but it is literally Christ.) Until then, you cannot receive communion.
 
a_cermak said:
If the child went up to receive, it’s possible the priest didn’t realize she wasn’t a Catholic. Maybe let the teacher know so she can advise her non-Catholic students not to go up to receive.
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That’s what I was going to say. Maybe the priest wasn’t aware. Remember we don’t carry a tag on our foreheads saying “I’m Catholic and have done my first communion, therefore I can receive the Eucharist”… Anyone who goes to mass and gets in line to receive the Eucharist is supposed to be free of sin, Catholic and have done their first communion. We cannot tell apart the people who are not supposed to receive the Eucharist.
 
Br.Rich_SFO said:
No, a Baptist cannot receive Holy Communion at a regular Mass.
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Why? Bro. Roger of the Taize community was given communion by then Cardinal Ratzinger. What difference does it make anymore? I’m sure Cardinal Kasper could vouche for me.
 
TradyDaddy said:
Why? Bro. Roger of the Taize community was given communion by then Cardinal Ratzinger.
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Do we know for certain that Brother Roger had not converted to the Catholic faith by that time? He was Catholic at the time of his death, according to a former member of his group, whom I know personally.
 
jmcrae said:
Do we know for certain that Brother Roger had not converted to the Catholic faith by that time? He was Catholic at the time of his death, according to a former member of his group, whom I know personally.
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This page has links to interviews and press releases from Taize community leaders that say, NO, he did not convert. I know it’s a traddy site, but it’s well written and documented…

traditioninaction.org/Questions/F016_SchultzConversion.html
 
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