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in anwer to the original question, Catholics who perceive no difference in various religions as paths to unity with God do not know the basics of their own faith. In particularly, they do not know and believe in the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist and through this sacrament in the other sacraments.
This is also why people leave the church because of marriage situations, disputes with parochial school teachers, abuse by priests, closing parishes, quarrels on parish council, disgruntlement over use of the coffee makers in the parish hall, and all the other excuses people use to separate themselves from full communion with the Church founded by Jesus Christ.
Your assignment, should you choose to accept it, is to radiate your new-found awareness and acceptance of this Reality, and the Truth of the doctrine that defines and protects it.
One of the most important in a series of events and encounters that led to my re-conversion from “good enough Catholic” to “full-blooded diehard Catholic” was seeing one of our newly baptized RCIA “grads” returning from communion. She was a lovely blonde woman with a halo of golden hair, but her smile and expression were even more radiant. I asked her after Mass for pardon for my boldness, but why was she smiling? She said she cannot get over the marvelous, beautiful gift she has been given of union with Christ in the Eucharist, and her answer has stayed with me for almost 15 years. Thank you, Mary Helen.
This is also why people leave the church because of marriage situations, disputes with parochial school teachers, abuse by priests, closing parishes, quarrels on parish council, disgruntlement over use of the coffee makers in the parish hall, and all the other excuses people use to separate themselves from full communion with the Church founded by Jesus Christ.
Your assignment, should you choose to accept it, is to radiate your new-found awareness and acceptance of this Reality, and the Truth of the doctrine that defines and protects it.
One of the most important in a series of events and encounters that led to my re-conversion from “good enough Catholic” to “full-blooded diehard Catholic” was seeing one of our newly baptized RCIA “grads” returning from communion. She was a lovely blonde woman with a halo of golden hair, but her smile and expression were even more radiant. I asked her after Mass for pardon for my boldness, but why was she smiling? She said she cannot get over the marvelous, beautiful gift she has been given of union with Christ in the Eucharist, and her answer has stayed with me for almost 15 years. Thank you, Mary Helen.