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Thecatman
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Can a Catholic be excommunicated if they receive the Eucharist while in the state of mortal sin?
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felsguy
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No.
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Thecatman
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So it is not the same as dececrating The Eucharist?
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otjm
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No. Desecrating the Eucharist would be taking it and doing something to the Host, not consuming it.
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PietroPaolo
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Yes, they can, but not for that reason. (Sorry, it’s the English teacher in me
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JamalChristophr
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To receive while in mortal sin is considered sacrilege not desecration.
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Thecatman
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So your saying that receiving Communion in the state of mortal sin DOES NOT make a person excommunicated? Sorry just trying to clarify.Yes, they can, but not for that reason. (Sorry, it’s the English teacher in me
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runningdude
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Excommunication bars receiving the sacrament of reconciliation when it is highly likely to be made in bad faith. It is meant for certain serious sins, such as abortion, where one might get an abortion, and get an immediate confession to pretend the sin never happened (without any true penance).*
Receiving communion while unworthy is generally a private matter; one would not likely not bother confessing this sin unless they were truly penitent; thus church does not choose to attach any additional penalty.
*In the United States, any priest is authorized to lift the excommunication from an abortion. I would image that this is because it confession is already rarely used here, and insincere confession even rarer. I do not know if this permission applies elsewhere.
Receiving communion while unworthy is generally a private matter; one would not likely not bother confessing this sin unless they were truly penitent; thus church does not choose to attach any additional penalty.
*In the United States, any priest is authorized to lift the excommunication from an abortion. I would image that this is because it confession is already rarely used here, and insincere confession even rarer. I do not know if this permission applies elsewhere.
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kenmiller
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Maybe it depends
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thistle
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There is no excommunication for receiving the Eucharist in a state of mortal sin.
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Thecatman
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Receiving Communion if you have committed a mortal sin is a mortal sin in itself.
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truetofaith
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I’m pretty sure that also is a sacrilege.
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PietroPaolo
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Right. Receiving the Eucharist in a state of mortal sin doesn’t make a person excommunicated.
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Thomas_White
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No. But doing this is a second mortal sin. Excommunication may be imposed for certain acts, and it may also be lifted. This has occurred many times in Church history, with even Cardinals, bishops and priests excommunicated and then later reconciled with the Church.
A baptized Catholic always remains a Catholic in the eyes of the Church even if the person is excommunicated. Baptism is forever.
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thistle
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Yes its a mortal sin to receive Communion in a state of mortal sin but there is no excommunication attached to that.
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