Do Melkites allow Protestants to receive Communion?

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I suspect they may have partaken of the antidoron, but confused it with the Eucharist?

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As far as I know, we Don’t.

I would ask what MardukM asked, though. 👍
 
Yes, its probably the antidoron if they did say that everyone may partake of it. Yes, for protestants, their Communion is like the antidoron. Not surprised if they can’t tell the difference. Plus you receive it CITH 😃
 
Except they specifically mentioned that Catholics and Orthodox don’t allow Protestants to partake, Orthodox most certainly allow Protestants to have the antidoron.

Although I suppose it is possible someone brought them the antidoron during communion at the Melkite Church but simply didn’t at the Orthodox services they had atteneded (even though it would have been fine).

I do disagree that Protestant communion is like antidoron. Protestant communion in my experience either resembles Catholic communion or comes with grape juice. 😉
 
I know my melkite pastor has turned away protestants who present themselves for communion.
ConstantineTG said:
Yes, its probably the antidoron if they did say that everyone may partake of it. Yes, for protestants, their Communion is like the antidoron. Not surprised if they can’t tell the difference. Plus you receive it CITH 😃
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Technically the antidoron is not received CITH as CITH means “Communion In The Hand” and antidoron is not communion.

We must be precise in our use of language.
 
Nine_Two said:
Orthodox most certainly allow Protestants to have the antidoron.
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SOME Orthodox do; on the other hand, in at least one Orthodox juridisction (Russian Church Abroad), all the churches I have attended have restricted the antidoron to Orthodox Christians.

And when my wife, who IS Orthodox, went to an Old Calendarist Greek church in Massachusetts, there was a lengthy debate about whether she ought to be permitted to received the antidoron (there was no question of Communion because she in an Orthodox jurisdiction under the Ecumenical Patriarch). The debate was held in front of the entire congregation; she was very embarrassed.

So let’s just say the practice varies among the Orthodox.
 
Nine_Two said:
I do disagree that Protestant communion is like antidoron. Protestant communion in my experience either resembles Catholic communion or comes with grape juice. 😉
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What I meant was its just bread and not the body of Christ.
 
Antidoron is baffling at first. I was confused the first time I was offered it and it took me a few times before I was comfortable. Most of my friends I’ve taken to my parish have been puzzled or confused by the Antidoron. This is probably cause for confusion for protestants as well.

What are the different attitudes about the antidoron amongst the orthodox jurisdictions? Is the primary view that all Christians may be offered to take some?
 
Alveus_Lacuna said:
I stumbled upon this blog by freak accident:

newsfromjerusalem.sepresearch.com/?p=144

Seems disturbing to me and was perhaps an ignorant priest, but how can somebody in Jerusalem really think this?
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This certainly shouldn’t be the case, as we are one in faith and the Melkites allowing this would present a schism of doctrine. That said, there’s nothing saying that certain priests individually might not improperly allow access to the Eucharsit to those whom should not receive it. I am sadly certain you can find various Roman examples of this as well.
 
ConstantineTG said:
Yes, its probably the antidoron if they did say that everyone may partake of it. Yes, for protestants, their Communion is like the antidoron. Not surprised if they can’t tell the difference. Plus you receive it CITH 😃
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Almost. Because our antidoron in the Orthodox Church is touched to the Chalice. They have no chalice to touch their antidoron to. 😉

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Andrew
 
ByzKat said:
SOME Orthodox do; on the other hand, in at least one Orthodox juridisction (Russian Church Abroad), all the churches I have attended have restricted the antidoron to Orthodox Christians.

And when my wife, who IS Orthodox, went to an Old Calendarist Greek church in Massachusetts, there was a lengthy debate about whether she ought to be permitted to received the antidoron (there was no question of Communion because she in an Orthodox jurisdiction under the Ecumenical Patriarch). The debate was held in front of the entire congregation; she was very embarrassed.

So let’s just say the practice varies among the Orthodox.
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Talking about Orthodox pracitce and giving the example of Old Calendarists is like talking about Catholics and giving an example of the Old Catholics. 😉

However your point is valid. My experience of being in Orthodox churches as or with protestants is limited to OCA Churches and Greek monasteries. I would expect the vast majority of Orthodox Churches in that area to have the same policies as the EP, but I do think ROCOR has a couple, and they tend to be more xenophobic. It is possible the groups Orthodox experience was with ROCOR. Guess we can’t know for sure.
 
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