Is it a sin to have taken Protestant Communion in the Past?

[holdencaulfield]

Before I knew about the truth of Transubstantiation, I took communion regularly in Protestant Churches. Was this a sin since I did in unknowingly?

 

[brigid12]

Were you baptized Catholic? If not, then Catholic “rules” don’t apply to Protestants - it wasn’t a sin. Even if you had been baptized Catholic, but didn’t know what the Catholic Church taught about taking communion in a Protestant church - then it wasn’t a sin.

 

[holdencaulfield]

Were you baptized Catholic? If not, then Catholic “rules” don’t apply to Protestants - it wasn’t a sin. Even if you had been baptized Catholic, but didn’t know what the Catholic Church taught about taking communion in a Protestant church - then it wasn’t a sin.

No I was not. I’m taking the RCIA in September.

 

[Catholic_Dude]

No I was not. I’m taking the RCIA in September.

Taking Protestant communion is not a sin in itself, it is merely a “memorial” and nothing happens to the bread. Protestants dont sin when they partake in their memorial communion.

It becomes wrong when you learn what the true Scriptural and Traditional teaching is on the Eucharist, especially under the formal definition of “transubstantiation”. At that point to partake in a Protestant service would be trading truth (transubstantiation) for a lie, and it would also be scandalous to others who witness the event and conclude there is no difference between Protestants and Catholics when it comes to communion.

In short it is only sinful if you know better and yet partake in Protestant communion anyway.

 

[Lhhs]

I took communion regularly in Protestant Churches. Was this a sin since I did in unknowingly?

I’m guessing if you didn’t know . . .then it isn’t a mortal sin.

And venial sins are forgiven you at Mass

I’m wondering whether it’s best to ask under what conditions you were at a Protestant place where they did a Protestant communion?

 

[holdencaulfield]

I’m guessing if you didn’t know . . .then it isn’t a mortal sin.

And venial sins are forgiven you at Mass

I’m wondering whether it’s best to ask under what conditions you were at a Protestant place where they did a Protestant communion?

I used to be Protestant. Then I started reading the Bible. I read the Catechism of the Catholic Church as well and realized that the Catholic teachings are in the Bible and the Protestant teachings are most often not in the Bible or they just skip over the things they don’t like. I now consider myself Roman Catholic. This was before that. I will take the RCIA in September.

 

[Lhhs]

and realized that the Catholic teachings are in the Bible and the Protestant teachings are most often not in the Bible or they just skip over the things they don’t like

This is very common.
I hear this so often!

 

[holdencaulfield]

This is very common.
I hear this so often!

Yep, it’s quite true.