Is it insulting to invite Catholics to my Episcopalian confirmation?

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Incorrect. It is up to the individual and God. God respects our choices, even if those choices pull us away from Him. If we make those types of choices, we will be damned, and it will be our own choice to be in Hell.

God, who knows our hearts and reasons, he knows what we Know, and he is the final judge who pronounces sentence, but that sentence is based on our lifetime of choices either for or against Him.

As Catholics, we believe that the choice to leave the Church is a massive rejection of God, and so is likely to result in damnation.

This is my last replay for the day, sorry to truncate the discussion.
 
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OP, why is it that you want to invite them? If they’re serious about their beliefs, then you can see how they might be concerned about your decision and feel unable to support it. This is a big deal; from a Catholic perspective, this is a rejection of Jesus. Understand if they don’t want to come, and don’t pressure them to.
 
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depending on how ‘low’ the church is, even non-Christians are welcome to have the Eucharist.
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Can you please elaborate on this? I have never even been to a non denomination church that allowed open communion to this extent. Is that Episcopalian doctrine for the “Eucharist.”
 
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to knowingly reject the Faith Jesus gave us is a rejection of God Himself, and will result in damnation.
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ProdglArchitect said:
As Catholics, we believe that the choice to leave the Church is a massive rejection of God, and so is likely to result in damnation.
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Thom18 said:
from a Catholic perspective, this is a rejection of Jesus.
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I don’t see how the OP has done this. He has rejected the fullness of the faith, but he has not rejected the faith. We disagree and that’s perfectly fine 🙂
 
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Neither are your semantics. For one to know and understand the teachings of the Catholic Faith, and to (choose differently or turn away from those teachings) is cutting themselves off from the truth.
 
From the fullness of the Truth but there is still truth in the OP’s faith. Isn’t it better to be an active episcopal then a non-practicing Catholic? Ideally stay Catholic and be active. But if you aren’t going to be, isnt it best we encounter Jesus in the way that we are able to? I don’t think we should put down someone trying to reach Jesus. Ideally don’t leave the church but that ship sailed for the OP. So now we should be glad he’s at least getting engaged in his faith
 
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Well the Episcopal Church had totally open Communion because the Eucharist was borderline symbolic years upon years ago.

I think with the Oxford movement, where Catholic liturgical practices began to come back did the Episcopal Church adopt an official “only baptized Christians” rule.

Some parishes in the Episcopal Church maintain a more Protestant/symbolic view of the Eucharist and keep it open though.
 
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From the link:
“Since Jesus established the Catholic Church as necessary for salvation, those who knowingly and willingly reject him or his Church cannot be saved.”
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Isn’t the key word here knowingly? Only the angels during The Fall knowing rejected God. We are humans and we cannot understand the full weight of our sins. If I understand the entire impact of my sins, I mean truly understood, I would not sin. Because those who understand fully are in Heaven and thus don’t sin. So isn’t this logic of someone knowing rejecting the faith not as it appears? Not to mention there are numerous mitigating factors to be added on to this discussion of knowing.
 
But this is really making no sense. If G-d cares for us, and loves us, why would He damn us to eternal suffering? If He understands our choices and reasoning, and - this is very important - if we thought we were going in the right direction, and if G-d didn’t give us any warnings or a heads-up, who is He to damn us? This is more of a philosophical question than anything else.
 
You focusing on the word knowingly, seems like an attempt to justify a bad decision. OP is Catholic, is leaving Catholic Church, therefore the fullness of truth, which is cutting himself out of the churches path to salvation.
I’m not condemning him personally, ultimately that’s up to God to judge him and his actions, but this is the path that the church has laid out for us to salvation. Which he has had and is walking away from currently.
 
Wouldn’t you agree though Jesus started the Christian Church and while the Catholic Church has the fullness of the faith, there is also salvation, truth, and great mercies in the other churches because they reside under the Universal Church of believers?
 
Jesus started the Church with the intention and desire for it to be united. To someone coming in blind and reading your post it sounds like the Catholic Church is just one of many that formed. The only reason that there are now thousands of denominations is because people wanted to make their own interpretations and ignore the magisterium and long held (over 1500 year) teachings of the Church.
 
No I wouldn’t. Is it possible individuals who go to those churches can be saved by the grace of god… yes, but those churches do not offer the path to salvation which is offered in the Catholic Church. God created the Catholic Church.
 
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there is also salvation, truth, and great mercies in the other churches because they reside under the Universal Church of believers?
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First, Jesus Christ established the Catholic Church.

Second, there is absolutely no salvation outside of the Catholic Church.The opening words of the Athanasian Creed show this:
Whosoever will be saved, before all things it is necessary that he hold the catholic faith. Which faith unless every one do keep whole and undefiled, without doubt he shall perish everlastingly.
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Like I said. Only god knows what happens for each individual. But the church teaches that there is no path to salvation outside of the church. What we believe and our faith inspired actions matter for our salvation. Which is why it is crucial to stick to our faith as Catholics. This has consistently been taught by the church.
 
I never said that. I will reiterate it again… only god knows the final judgement and condition of a persons soul. But the only path to salvation is through his church. It’s the ultimate mercy, god left us instructions on how to get to heaven. How awesome is that!!!
 
OP, if you were my friend, I’d say thanks for the invite, but I’m not interested in celebrating your taking a giant step away from Jesus. It would be extremely hypocritical of me to support you in such a thing, and maybe even a sin. And it’s not even a case of you wanting to marry the spouse of your dreams in spouse’s church…it’s just you deciding to completely chuck every value you should have as a Catholic, and embrace a schismatic church.

I suspect we probably would have ceased being friends long before we got to this point though, because I’m blunt and would have told you that months ago already.
 
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