How exactly does forbidding parents from attending the most important event of their child’s life promote “family togetherness?”
But they are excluded from receiving communion. I know catholics who have divorced and will not go to Mass because they can’t receive communion. They are excluded. Is that fair? No. But such are the rules.
They are most certainly NOT excluded from attending Mass and they can even go in the communion line to receive a blessing from the priest. If they do not go to Mass it is because they choose not to go. It is NOT the same thing as being excluded from even viewing an LDS wedding…not even close.
When you were a member, you knew the rules. Eventually you found out the rules. You must have been active at one point in your mormonism. Your daughter is also mormon. She is getting married and you cannot attend. But if you were an active member you could attend. You must have found out the rules after you were baptized.I never said that I was “active” and in good standing…Never had a temple recomend and never will. I defended the faith because I thought it needed defending here. I still defend everyone’s right to believe what they want. And no, when I joined the LDS church, I did NOT know that only members in good standing could attend tmeples for weddings of their families. Your post seems to be based on an assumption that was incorrect. ** You stated that the point is that I knew the rules. The real point is that they do not tell everyone all the rules before they join!**
Annie
Really? The wedding will need to have been annulled. Then, communion can be received, especially if the marriage was in the catholic church. But if a person was married in a catholic church, and divorced, no communion will be given to that person unless the marriage is annulled.By the way, you CAN be divorced and receive Holy Communion!
Annie
You were right about one thing; I (as well as everyone else) found out the rules after. And I thought that :worthy" mean that I went to church and participated regularly in church activitites. That is not exactly what “worthy” meansWhen you were a member, you knew the rules. Eventually you found out the rules. You must have been active at one point in your mormonism. Your daughter is also mormon. She is getting married and you cannot attend. But if you were an active member you could attend. You must have found out the rules after you were baptized.
…My daughter left the church and re-joined; I never thought that would happen. 
You are incorrect! Where are you getting your information? If a person divorces and wnats to receive Holy Communion, they are able to. A civil divorce does not affect this. However, if they divorce and remarry before getting an annulment from the church, they cannot receive until they get their first marriage annulled and their second marriage convalidated in the church.
Receiving the communion is the most important event in the Mass. If a person is denied because they are non-members, they are excluded from a vital part of the Mass. If a person is denied because they are divorced, they are excluded from receiving Christ. It is not easy for such catholics to watch others receive communion. They can feel excluded. A non-catholic can not share in the blessed sacrament with his or her family who may be catholic.
Again, people are not denied merely because they are divorced. Also, there is alot to participate in durring the Mass. It cannot be compared to being excluded from even viewing a childs wedding as in the LDS church. Even if you are not able to receive Holy Communion, you are still able to be with your family. Family;isn’t it about time?
Actually, it does not! If you look at my posts, I stated that you can divorce and receive Holy Communion - which is true! The inability to receive Holy Communion comes only when one attempts a new marriage (civil as in the article you referenced) without a prior annulment from the Catholic Church! It is the remarriage issue that prevents the reception of Holy Communion - not the divorce issue!
That article deals with remarriage.
You can be divorced and receive communion. You cannot remarry without an annulment and receive communion. Actually, it is fair because being remarried without an annulment makes you unworthy to receive communion because you are living in adultery. Obviously, adultery makes a person unworthy to receive the body and blood of Christ.
I don’t suppose they would make a live video feed available?Again, people are not denied merely because they are divorced. Also, there is alot to participate in durring the Mass. It cannot be compared to being excluded from even viewing a childs wedding as in the LDS church. Even if you are not able to receive Holy Communion, you are still able to be with your family. Family;isn’t it about time?
Annie
Yes, I confused the issue. However, I do think that for those who love again, remarry, to be denied communion is harsh for that person. It is a process of exclusion. But such are rules. My point was that all faiths have their rules. I may not agree with them, but I can respect them.
And Bart, to my understanding, annulments were once bought if the price was right. But I could be wrong about this.
Only in my dreams
The ceremony is too secret (they will say “sacred”) to let the general public view. That is why you need a temple recommend; you promise not to discuss what goes on in the temple…There is a fee to go through the annulment process. That fee does not automatically mean you will receive an annulment as I know people who have gone through the process and been denied. The fee covers the expense of looking into the case. I don’t think you are right.And Bart, to my understanding, annulments were once bought if the price was right. But I could be wrong about this.
Sigh.Only in my dreams
Annie
