Communion and children

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what would happen if say a father or a mother went to the communion line and received communion in the hand and pretended to receive it but hid it in the palms and brought the host to a 5 year old. Told him it was God and gives it to him on the tongue.

What are the consequences of this?
 
That person would be committing sacrilege, and if done with full knowledge and free will, a mortal sin.
 
1ke said:
That person would be committing sacrilege, and if done with full knowledge and free will, a mortal sin.
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But to the child: nothing. There is more to Communion than just “consuming God”, and if the child has reached a stage of intellectual and moral development that they can understand the mechanism of Grace, then they should be put forth to take first Holy Communion. Otherwise, they are not held accountable for the sin of sacrilage, which their parents would be committing.
 
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what would happen if say a father or a mother went to the communion line and received communion in the hand and pretended to receive it but hid it in the palms and brought the host to a 5 year old. Told him it was God and gives it to him on the tongue.

What are the consequences of this?
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it would be a grave abuse and a sacrilege
if they truly feel the child is mature enough to make his first communion they should make an appointment with the pastor, explain their reasons, and follow his direction in the spirit of humility and obedience. that is one of the greatest lessons they can teach their child. bear in mind the child has committed no offense, and has received his first communion albeit illicitly. the parents need to speak to the pastor immediately. Calling today for an appointment would be good.
 
puzzleannie said:
do you communicate him or does he receive properly from the priest?

OP is not asking on the Eastern forum so I doubt that is an issue.
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He receives properly from the priest of course.

Just want to throw it out there that there are no issues with kids below 7 years old receiving the Eucharist outside of disciplinary norms.
 
ConstantineTG said:
He receives properly from the priest of course.

Just want to throw it out there that there are no issues with kids below 7 years old receiving the Eucharist outside of disciplinary norms.
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and that is not the topic of OP, the age of the child is not only in question as the parents illicitly taking the host and communicating the child without the priest’s knowledge. why bring up a non-issue in this context? Age is definitely an issue in the Latin rite and that is the context of this forum.
 
puzzleannie said:
and that is not the topic of OP, the age of the child is not only in question as the parents illicitly taking the host and communicating the child without the priest’s knowledge. why bring up a non-issue in this context? Age is definitely an issue in the Latin rite and that is the context of this forum.
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The question of the OP was what are the consequences of the action. Of course I admittedly did not address ALL of the issues, but I did address that there should be no consequences for the child.

As for the parent, I’m sure you guys can fill in the details on that one. I just want to make sure that before anyone starts by saying a child below the age of reason absolutely cannot receive the Eucharist, I want to put the truth about that matter out there.

There is no consequence for the child. The parent. Definitely. He/she circumvented the norms of the Church as well as gave communion when they are not the designated/authorized minister of Communion.
 
there are most certainly consequences for the child. consequence does not always mean punishment. The child has received Holy Communion for the first time and has all the graces and benefits of the sacrament. If you mean to imply that someone has said the child has done something wrong, no one has said it or implied it.
 
puzzleannie said:
there are most certainly consequences for the child. consequence does not always mean punishment. The child has received Holy Communion for the first time and has all the graces and benefits of the sacrament. If you mean to imply that someone has said the child has done something wrong, no one has said it or implied it.
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True. But the term “consequence” also is commonly used to refer to a negative effect, even though the actual meaning of the term means anything that is a result of something regardless if its positive or negative.

And I did first reply by saying “there are no issues”. I didn’t say “there are no consequences” in my reply to the OP. though I did to you 😊
 
ConstantineTG said:
True. But the term “consequence” also is commonly used to refer to a negative effect, even though the actual meaning of the term means anything that is a result of something regardless if its positive or negative.

And I did first reply by saying “there are no issues”. I didn’t say “there are no consequences” in my reply to the OP. though I did to you 😊
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What about the kid? he gets the graces even though he is under age
 
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