I received communion in another non Catholic Church

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I attended a funeral that was an Anglican communion service. I remember hearing somewhere that as Catholic we should not receive communion in another non catholic Chuch. I am new to Catholicism Easter 2013. I was in line to go to the communion rail and seen a few others, I know whom are Catholic that were remaining in their seats. That is when I remembered but did not want to leave the line at this point as I thought it would be distespectful. So I did receive. How to handle this now? Should I go to confession?
 
You’ve been in the church for over two years. Are you sincere with your question? If you didn’t know it is a mortal sin, it’s not one. If you do and do it anyway (because you worry how other people think about you) then it may be a mortal sin. We can’t discern which it is. And in no way can we tell you not to go to confession.
 
Yes, if it were me I would go to confession. Especially since you remembered the rule before receiving.
 
Thank hou for the answers. I had a feeling it was wrong.
Not sure what this is as about. (Are you sincere with your question?) Anyway, i really don’t ask many questions and I suppose I should have known better.
 
DoodleLove said:
I attended a funeral that was an Anglican communion service. I remember hearing somewhere that as Catholic we should not receive communion in another non catholic Chuch. I am new to Catholicism Easter 2013. I was in line to go to the communion rail and seen a few others, I know whom are Catholic that were remaining in their seats. That is when I remembered but did not want to leave the line at this point as I thought it would be distespectful. So I did receive. How to handle this now? Should I go to confession?
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Nobody can tell you if you committed a mortal sin or not. Because, nobody but you knows what was going on in your head when you did what you did. But it certainly is grave matter to take communion in a protestant Church. It is not the real body of Christ. As a Catholic, what The Eucharist is and what is NOT the Eucharist should be something well known in your mind. One is the true body of Christ, the other is just a piece of bread. You kneel before The True presence of Christ in The Eucharist. I have also only been Catholic for 2 years. Yes, that is still new but a complete understanding of what is and what is not the Eucharist and why should be understood BEFORE coming into full communion with The Church. And you should understand why protestant denominations do not have The True presence of Christ in The Eucharist. I would confess this. If you do not understand why we are not to take communion at a Anglican service (It is one thing to just know that we are not supposed to, it is another to know WHY not) I recommend doing some study about The Eucharist. It appears that you do not really know why we are not to take communion in another Church. If you do, then that would mean you just do not take it seriously if you went ahead and received in a non Catholic Church anyways.

Other than that, everyone messes up. Confess it and move on. God Bless.
 
The next time you go to confession; let the Priest know what happened.
 
Just wanted to say im sorry if I came across as harsh in response to your post. You may have a well understanding of The Eucharist just had a lapse in judgement. It is not for me to judge.

The funny thing about Anglicans is that some hold a similar view to Catholics when it comes to The Eucharist. I have heard that they have apostolic succession and I have heard that They do not have a valid priesthood. So, in actually, though I came across as all high and mighty, there is a lot I do not know too. I honestly do not know if some Anglicans have The Real presence or not. I know for sure some do not though. Take care and God bless!
 
DoodleLove said:
I attended a funeral that was an Anglican communion service. I remember hearing somewhere that as Catholic we should not receive communion in another non catholic Chuch. I am new to Catholicism Easter 2013. I was in line to go to the communion rail and seen a few others, I know whom are Catholic that were remaining in their seats. That is when I remembered but did not want to leave the line at this point as I thought it would be distespectful. So I did receive. How to handle this now? Should I go to confession?
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In reality you didn’t receive communion, that is to say, the real presence of Christ. Anglican ministers are not priests and cannot consecrate the host or offer the sacrifice of the mass.
 
DoodleLove said:
I attended a funeral that was an Anglican communion service. I remember hearing somewhere that as Catholic we should not receive communion in another non catholic Chuch. I am new to Catholicism Easter 2013. I was in line to go to the communion rail and seen a few others, I know whom are Catholic that were remaining in their seats. That is when I remembered but did not want to leave the line at this point as I thought it would be distespectful. So I did receive. How to handle this now? Should I go to confession?
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It is absolutely forbidden to receive Communion in a non-Catholic church. That is a sin of grave matter.
 
You unknowingly made a mistake. You ate a piece of bread. I wouldn’t worry.
 
captainrick said:
You unknowingly made a mistake. You ate a piece of bread. I wouldn’t worry.
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He didn’t make a mistake. He said he realised something was up before receiving when he saw other Catholics he knew remain seated. He should have stepped out of the line.
 
Yes, I knew you in line that I had made a mistake, but out of respect for the deseased man’s family I did not step out of line. I should have and knew it. I just did not wish to embarrass myself or show any disrespect at the time. I guess, you would have to be there to understand. I came here because I was not sure if it was serious enough to get to confession ASAP. I see now that It is serious ans thank you. And “HE” is a SHE".
 
thistle said:
It is absolutely forbidden to receive Communion in a non-Catholic church.
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With respect to Protestant communities, that is true. However, with respect to the Assyrian Church of the East, and the Oriental and Eastern Orthodox Churches, there are circumstances under which the Catholic Church does permit us to receive Communion.
 
DoodleLove said:
Yes, I knew you in line that I had made a mistake, but out of respect for the deseased man’s family I did not step out of line. I should have and knew it. I just did not wish to embarrass myself or show any disrespect at the time. I guess, you would have to be there to understand. I came here because I was not sure if it was serious enough to get to confession ASAP. I see now that It is serious ans thank you. And “HE” is a SHE".
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Here is the weird logic. And I know that in a funeral, and in the moment we can be irrational and illogical BUT, you say you didn’t want to disrespect…

By staying in the line you disrespected Christ.
You disrespected the faith of the deceased.
You disrespected the family of the deceased.
You disrespected your Church.

But most importantly you disrespected your self, your own faith and your own being. By allowing your embarrassment to override your faith, and indeed your own obedience to your faith.😦

Yup, it was bad. It was foolish. It was potential sinful. But confession cures all! that is the good news here. That, and the idea that perhaps you can use this mistake to grow your own faith and your own knowledge and level of commitment to your own faith.

Perhaps this could be used as a tool by you to learn about the Eucharist and dive more deeply into the Mystery of the Catholic faith!
 
thistle said:
He didn’t make a mistake. He said he realised something was up before receiving when he saw other Catholics he knew remain seated. He should have stepped out of the line.
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Yes, he should have. By "mistake " I really meant “made a bad decision.”
 
LaughingBoy1503 said:
Nobody can tell you if you committed a mortal sin or not. Because, nobody but you knows what was going on in your head when you did what you did. But it certainly is grave matter to take communion in a protestant Church. It is not the real body of Christ. As a Catholic, what The Eucharist is and what is NOT the Eucharist should be something well known in your mind. One is the true body of Christ, the other is just a piece of bread.
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If Catholics are sure that the bread in communion in a Protestant church is “just a piece of bread”, then what would be wrong with just eating a piece of bread? Surely eating bread is not a sin. 😉
 
Thorolfr said:
If Catholics are sure that the bread in communion in a Protestant church is “just a piece of bread”, then what would be wrong with just eating a piece of bread? Surely eating bread is not a sin. 😉
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That is ignoring the idea of desecration and sacrilege.

If you don’t believe in the god of bugs bunny, then should you pray to the god of bugs bunny? Or would that offend God almighty?
 
Hoosier_Daddy said:
That is ignoring the idea of desecration and sacrilege.
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Since Anglicans have open communion, they would welcome any follower of Christ who took communion in one of their churches, so they wouldn’t consider it desecration or sacrilege for a Catholic to take communion there. As for a Catholic, to them it is apparently “just a piece of bread”.

On the other hand, since Lutherans and Anglicans do believe in the Real Presence in their communion, it does feel a little disrespectful sometimes when Catholics constantly state that what we receive in communion is “just a piece of bread”. 🤷
 
Thorolfr said:
If Catholics are sure that the bread in communion in a Protestant church is “just a piece of bread”,
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There’s also the trouble of creating a scandal - that if a Catholic is seen receiving a Anglican communion then it may prompt other Catholics to consider doing so as well.

I’ve reminded my visiting Catholic friends to not partake in our communion. It’s hard for them to resist- we even have alter rails.
 
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