Communion for non-Catholics in the Catholic church

[Jean_1958]

I have been to many churches of all kinds in my lifetime and never been refused Communion. That includes all faiths.

My experience in the geographical area I live in has been different. The Baptist and Lutheran churches here tell people to refrain from taking communion if they believe differently. If a person does want to take communion, then the pastor makes it clear that person is to come and see them first.

 

[Carlan]

You confuse me too.

Does it really confuse you that I am here as a Catholic to defend the faith?
Is it not the reason Catholic Answers have provided this venue for Catholics?

Can you answer the question I asked please Tweety , Why are you here???Carlan

 

[tweetymom]

My experience in the geographical area I live in has been different. The Baptist and Lutheran churches here tell people to refrain from taking communion if they believe differently. If a person does want to take communion, then the pastor makes it clear that person is to come and see them first./QUO

Never had that happen. In fact it is said from the Pulpit all believers in Christ are welcome at His Communion table.

 

[tweetymom]

Does it really confuse you that I am here as a Catholic to defend the faith?
Is it not the reason Catholic Answers have provided this venue for Catholics?

Can you answer the question I asked please Tweety , Why are you here???Carlan

I am here because I want to be here. I have made a lot of friends which was my purpose. Oh and some not friends as well. You are free to defend your faith as much as you care to. I have no problem with whatever you do or don’t do. I am free to defend what I believe in too. If you are happy with what you believe then good.

 

[Celtic_Catholic]

I am here because I want to be here. I have made a lot of friends which was my purpose. Oh and some not friends as well. You are free to defend your faith as much as you care to. I have no problem with whatever you do or don’t do. I am free to defend what I believe in too. If you are happy with what you believe then good.

*I’ve only been here a short time, and I have really enjoyed your posts, Tweetymom. I’m very glad you’re here, and I would welcome you anywhere!

I love my religion, and I defend it fearlessly when necessary. The Mass and the Sacraments are beautiful. I couldn’t imagine my life without the Church. However, my view of Catholicism may be different than most Catholics because it’s more simplistic. (Obviously, from my posts.) I don’t look at non-Catholic Christians as the “enemy” even if they look at us as the “enemy”. I look at them and see Christ. I look at us and see Christ. I view Christianity AS Christianity. I dislike division. We have personal opinions and God welcomes this. He doesn’t expect any of us to be robots. We were made to think and feel and create and be. Personal opinions and Church decisions shouldn’t cause conflict. Again, we are all one in Christ. *

 

[tweetymom]

Thank you and God Bless

 

[tweetymom]

*I’ve only been here a short time, and I have really enjoyed your posts, Tweetymom. I’m very glad you’re here, and I would welcome you anywhere!

I love my religion, and I defend it fearlessly when necessary. The Mass and the Sacraments are beautiful. I couldn’t imagine my life without the Church. However, my view of Catholicism may be different than most Catholics because it’s more simplistic. (Obviously, from my posts.) I don’t look at non-Catholic Christians as the “enemy” even if they look at us as the “enemy”. I look at them and see Christ. I look at us and see Christ. I view Christianity AS Christianity. I dislike division. We have personal opinions and God welcomes this. He doesn’t expect any of us to be robots. We were made to think and feel and create and be. Personal opinions and Church decisions shouldn’t cause conflict. Again, we are all one in Christ. *

THANK YOU and God Bless

 

[Deconi]

My experience in the geographical area I live in has been different. The Baptist and Lutheran churches here tell people to refrain from taking communion if they believe differently. If a person does want to take communion, then the pastor makes it clear that person is to come and see them first.

This is the case is MOST Christian gatherings…because they too see the same WARNINGS that Christ and Paul were speaking about!

It is not in the outward appearance only, but the dangers of ‘unworthy partaking’ is a matter that WILL bring consequences, clearly defined in Scriptures. The pastors realise that Our Lord will hold them responsible for the administration of His ‘sacraments’ and the ‘unworthiness’ will be counted against them as teachers of His Word and they need to ensure the receiver ‘understands’ (their) belief before participating, whether Catholic or not. Because the majority of Protestant gatherings do not believe what Catholicism teach and practice, and specifically the thought that The Catholic Church is ‘outside’ Scriptures, the matter is even MORE significant!

Now reverse that coin, and see from within Catholicism and multiply it a thousand fold in intensity and conviction because we are not reliant on an interpretation of Scriptures; WE KNOW WITHOUT INTERPRETING, because we are following what was passed from the Holy Lips of Our Lord, THROUGH the Evangelists, not only what we practice, but the responsibility of administration of the Sacred Sacraments.

Were it within the authority of The Church, the Pope would have opened Holy Communion to any and ALL who believe in Christ. But he hasn’t, because it isn’t sufficient to JUST believe and say you accept Jesus in your life. If it was, then the Protestant methods of Communion would suffice and you can keep continuing it for all eternity.

The reason for wanting Holy Communion (Catholic) is because THERE IS A DIFFERENCE! Many protestants have come to understand the Real Presence, and some have maintained it…but are starting to learn about the importance of the VALIDITY of administration Orders also. Time will tell…

I see posters refer to Paul’s corrections and exhortations of the Corinthians.

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I find it amusing because Paul and the Corinthians were Catholics!! Yeah, I know. I know. It’s another argument. Just remember there was no Bible for them to interpret and ARGUE from!**

 

[jmcrae]

YES man made rules that are not in the Bible,most of them at least.

They don’t have to be. Jesus said to Peter (and He meant it for every Pope who followed after Peter, until the very end of Time itself and His return in glory) - “What you bind on earth is bound in Heaven” - that’s in the Bible; you find it at Matthew 16:18 - that means that any rule made by the Pope is ratified and enforced by God. You break the Government’s rules, you go to jail, but you break the Pope’s rules, you go to Hell. Doesn’t matter what it is - no meat on Friday, Mass on Sunday, get married in Church - if Peter says it, God requires it.

 

[jmcrae]

Amen

Are you covered by the blood of Jesus, Tweety? Isn’t that why you don’t have to follow any rules in this life?

 

[jmcrae]

All believers should be welcome to sit at the Dinner table of Christ. It is a privelege and an honor for me and very humbling.

It’s not a “dinner table”; it’s an Altar of Sacrifice.

The dinner table is in the Parish Hall, next door - and everyone, including Protestants and even Hindus, atheists, and anyone else who comes along, is welcome to partake from the dinner table. (And there is far more than just one kind of bread and one kind of wine at that one, too. )

 

[Jean_1958]

This is the case is MOST Christian gatherings…because they too see the same WARNINGS that Christ and Paul were speaking about!

Which is why I do not understand tweetymom’s response:

Never had that happen. In fact it is said from the Pulpit all believers in Christ are welcome at His Communion table.

I am pretty sure if Protestant churches here are asking those who do not not fall in line with their beliefs to refrain from communion or having those who wish to take it come see the pastor first, then I find it hard to believe this is not happening elsewhere and how someone else can miss it.

 

[Reuben_J]

As others have noted, to receive the Holy Eucharist is more than “receiving communion.” In fact, the name alone should indicate why non-Catholics are not permitted to receive the Eucharist–their views are not in sync, or in *communion *with the Catholic Church.

There is another important reason, too. By denying the Eucharist to those not in communion, the Church is preventing non-Catholics from committing blasphemy, as noted by St. Paul in 1 Cornithians 11:17-28. In that passage of Paul’s letter, he warns his readers that partaking of the Body and Blood of Christ without accepting its full weight would lead in disaster (in fact, in the same passage, he notes that several people who had taken the Eucharist without proper discernment were ill or even dying).

So, please do not take it personally. I would invite you to contemplate more on what the Eucharist truly means for Catholics. We do not see it as a symbol. He is there, and we would do well not to share it with those who do not yet fully understand the mystery that is transubstantiation.

Spot on. Since receiving Holy Communion is saying I believe - Amen, it is the Body of Christ. In Catholic mass, Changes (Transubstantiation) takes place during the Consecration.

Do Protestants believe this? If not this is one of the reasons why they should not partake in it. Why do you partake in thing that you do not believe?

 

[tweetymom]

They don’t have to be. Jesus said to Peter (and He meant it for every Pope who followed after Peter, until the very end of Time itself and His return in glory) - “What you bind on earth is bound in Heaven” - that’s in the Bible; you find it at Matthew 16:18 - that means that any rule made by the Pope is ratified and enforced by God. You break the Government’s rules, you go to jail, but you break the Pope’s rules, you go to Hell. Doesn’t matter what it is - no meat on Friday, Mass on Sunday, get married in Church - if Peter says it, God requires it.

Sorry do not agree

 

[tweetymom]

Are you covered by the blood of Jesus, Tweety? Isn’t that why you don’t have to follow any rules in this life? /QUOT

You betcha sister I am way covered in Jesus blood and I do follow rules that are in the Bible. Are you/

 

[tweetymom]

I will never cease, but thank you for your oponions of me, and God Bless you sir.

 

[tweetymom]

Which is why I do not understand tweetymom’s response:

I am pretty sure if Protestant churches here are asking those who do not not fall in line with their beliefs to refrain from communion or having those who wish to take it come see the pastor first, then I find it hard to believe this is not happening elsewhere and how someone else can miss it.

Maybe it has happened to you, don’t know, but it has never happened in any church I have been in. Oops except CC

 

[Carlan]

Maybe it has happened to you, don’t know, but it has never happened in any church I have been in. Oops except CC

When you participate in receiving the communion of bread and grape juice in these various Churches do you believe you are rec’ing the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ as we do in the Catholic mass? Did you,at the time, understand the difference. Do you now as an instructor understand the difference. Tell me what do you teach about the difference in your RCIA class. Carlan

 

[Carlan]

Communion for non-Catholics in the Catholic Church.

In order to receive the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ in the Eucharist worthily you must be in communion with Christ’s Apostolic Church.
That means you must believe in the whole Truth, all the Truths taught by the teaching authority of the Church, the Magisterium.
That is why the Church, in her teaching, ask our separated brothers not to receive unless they are in full communion with us, That is, all the Truthhanded on to us down though the ages.
As Catholics, we cannot pick and choose, we must pray for the humility to bow before God to the Truth,
as hard as it is for us to give up the pride of our own misguided beliefs, will, and thoughts of how we want it to be, we must do as Jesus taught us,God’s will ,not our own will.
Fight the lie with all God’s might. In all humility, God bless us all.Carlan

 

[CMatt25]

But he of course could not remove her from being Catholic.