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ScottishColleen
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What is the EO stand on a member taking communion in a Protestant church? Particularly the GO.
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ScottishColleen
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No Eastern Orthodox here?
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Isa_Almisry
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Some of us work.
You take communinion in a Protestant church, you are Protestant, which means you are not Orthodox, which means you excommunicate yourself by doing it.
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LDNCatholic
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I didn’t see the need to create a new thread. Isa, what is the position on Catholics recieving the Eucharist at an Orthodox Church, because as far as I’m aware if there are no Catholic churches in an area we can try and find an Orthodox church to recieve in. Are the Orthodox in general, OK with this?
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ScottishColleen
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Sorry, I was thinking with the various time zones and that there are females that don’t work 
Thank you for your answer. I figured the EO/GO took a strong view of it. The Reformed do also. I’m trying to figure out my obligation in this matter. The person is a relative and they are taking communion in my church, but they maintain their GO membership and when I have approached them about it, they shrugged their shoulders at me (might as well thumb your nose at communion…both the GO view and the Reformed view, IMO).
Thank you for your answer. I figured the EO/GO took a strong view of it. The Reformed do also. I’m trying to figure out my obligation in this matter. The person is a relative and they are taking communion in my church, but they maintain their GO membership and when I have approached them about it, they shrugged their shoulders at me (might as well thumb your nose at communion…both the GO view and the Reformed view, IMO).
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LDNCatholic
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The Greek Orthodox (and a few Chaldean and Assyrian Orthodox) friends I have regularly recieve the Eucharist at my church too, though they are under no obligation to do so. I have asked if they were in communion with Rome, most had no idea ‘‘uniate’’ churches existed.
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VARC
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I am by no means an expert as I am in the very intial stages of converting to Orthodoxy but I’m pretty sure that catholics, myself included, are not permitted to communicate in Orthodox churches.
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LDNCatholic
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Cheers
anyone else care to wade in on this?
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CB_Catholic
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They are IF there is no Catholic church availabe and IF they have the permission of the Orthodox pastor. Otherwise, no.
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VARC
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I’m pretty sure that an orthodox pastor is not permitted to give communion to nonorthodox. The only example of intercommunion that I am aware of is communion between the EO and the OO.
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prodromos
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According to the Canons it is forbidden for a non-Orthodox to receive Holy Communion in an Orthodox Church, just as it is forbidden for an Orthodox to receive in a non-Orthodox Church.
In practice, it happens, and this is something those responsible will have to answer for when they stand before the throne on the last day.
John
In practice, it happens, and this is something those responsible will have to answer for when they stand before the throne on the last day.
John
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Isa_Almisry
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Sorry if I was a bit surly. It was 3:30 and I realized my day wasn’t going to be half over (open house for the school all evening, and a approaching snow storm), so it was in the frontal lobe.Sorry, I was thinking with the various time zones and that there are females that don’t work
Thank you for your answer. I figured the EO/GO took a strong view of it. The Reformed do also. I’m trying to figure out my obligation in this matter. The person is a relative and they are taking communion in my church, but they maintain their GO membership and when I have approached them about it, they shrugged their shoulders at me (might as well thumb your nose at communion…both the GO view and the Reformed view, IMO).
I have to admit, I was not aware that the Reformed had closed communion. I take it you mean like Dutch Reformed, no?
If you are Reformed, you have mentioned it to your relative, your obligation is over.
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Isa_Almisry
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I have heard it possible in extreme circumstances (death bed), but even this is rare.
Yes, the intercommunion between the EO and OO is the only one that both sides (in part at least) agree to.
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ScottishColleen
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Yes, the more conservative branches of Reformed still have closed communion. I’m a Scottish Covenanter, but due to distance (a state away) from my communing church, we are being transfered to a Dutch Reformed church locally. I’ve been at odds as to whether or not I should bring this up to our elders. 
I believe the dishonesty does damage to one’s soul and the elders are responsible for whom they serve communion to.
Scottish Reformed hold a severely fenced table. The Dutch Reformed vary a wee bit…in our case, the person must speak with the minister first. This is where I believe the relative was dishonest…they admitted they did not share this information with the minister.
I believe the dishonesty does damage to one’s soul and the elders are responsible for whom they serve communion to.Scottish Reformed hold a severely fenced table. The Dutch Reformed vary a wee bit…in our case, the person must speak with the minister first. This is where I believe the relative was dishonest…they admitted they did not share this information with the minister.
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