Non-Catholics: Why do you WANT to receive the Eucharist?

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It isn’t dangerous and to be truthful, it is illrelevant for protestants…1) You CAN NOT receive in the Catholic Church 2) Your Churches do not offer valid Communion…so you can technically partake in your bread and wine reception, because that is all it is…Bread and Wine…Corinthians applies to those receiving the Most Blessed Sacrament…not those receiving simply bread and wine
2nd_Adam said:
That’s dangerous to apply that thinking to Protestants in general. Does 1 Cor 11 apply to all Protestants when we partake in communion in our Protestant churches, or just when we partake in communion in the Catholic Church? In a Catholic translation, is the word Eucharist actually used?

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AmericanJosiah said:
Off topic, but I disagree. Jesus did NOT say those words to The Catholic Church or any other denomination. He didn’t say those words to Peter or any bishop in Rome. He didn’t say those words to any Apostle. Yes, Jesus founded the church - but that has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with any denomination - including The Catholic Church. OF COURSE you disagree with me or you could not be Catholic, but IMHO anyone who is literate can see what Scripture says and DOES NOT say in this regard.

Back to the discussion of why Protestants participate in The Holy Eucharist. I gave my reply.

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So which of your fellow protestant denominations, most of which have differing understandings of Scripture, are the literate ones? :confused:
 
Lutheranteach said:
What makes an order valid?
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Are you talking about Holy Orders? Or about the validity of the consecrated Eucharist?

My understanding is that for valid orders, ie Holy Orders, you have to have the laying on of hands. We can trace the lineage of our priests orders through the laying on of hands from the apostles. I will see if I can find the exact wording and explanation in the CCC.

Also, for the Eucharist to be validly consecrated, it has to be by one who has been given valid orders. That is why we can’t say for certain whether those in the Anglican church or the Lutheran church have a valid Eucharist or not since we don’t know if they had their orders continued properly. I hope that makes sense.
 
Perhaps suggesting your non-catholic friends walk up to receive a blessing from the priest would be an idea. This way, they are very close to His real presence and may have a life altering change right then and there.:signofcross:
 
Gammy said:
Perhaps suggesting your non-catholic friends walk up to receive a blessing from the priest would be an idea. This way, they are very close to His real presence and may have a life altering change right then and there.:signofcross:
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On this forum, I have read many times that going up to receive a blessing at Communion is not proper and should be discouraged in the Roman Catholic Church.

God Bless!
 
This thread is going where most of these usually go - Non-Catholics are invited to reply to a question, and the Catholics proceed to beat those up who assume the best, answer, and in essence swallow the bait. I will include myself as one who has assumed the best.

But I won’t assume the best from now on - and won’t bite.
 
ralphinal said:
Do you think that anyone who is baptised should be allowed to participate or is a belief in the Real Presence needed?
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Ralph,

Honestly, I am not sure where I stand on your question. My children have been receiving Communion since they were Baptized as babies. I was told to touch the Eucharist to their lips that they may never remember when they were not members of the body of Christ. My children did not have an understanding of the Real Presence, but I knew the transforming presence of God’s Grace at Communion and would not deny that to them–no way.

I heard this once before “After all, babies are not excluded from your dining room table at home – nor should they be excluded from the Supper of the Lord.”

I am a baptized Christian that believes in the Real Presence, but my invitation from Jesus to His Table is denied in the RCC.

This is moving testimony to me about Open Communion from an Episcopal Priest…

From the Father Jeff Batkin–
"As a convert from Judaism, I must share that the journey and the decision and the costs of becoming Christian were hard. The day that decision became clear happened on a Sunday morning at the church I had been attending, when everyone else had been to the rail. I suddenly got up and went down to receive, knowing that it was not acceptable without baptism.

I knelt, and the priest knowingly gave me Communion. In that brief moment, all my Judaic history came together, and the fact that the gospel of love had transcended church law convinced me that I wanted to belong to Jesus. The very next Sunday I was baptized.

Open Communion has two sides. It can be abused or it can be a tool of love. I would rather err on the side of love, as it happened for me.

And are we not told that we are to come to Communion with the right spirit, hungry for God’s love? Those who do not, only leave empty."

God Bless!
 
emeraldcoast said:
Ralph,

Honestly, I am not sure where I stand on your question. My children have been receiving Communion since they were Baptized as babies. I was told to touch the Eucharist to their lips that they may never remember when they were not members of the body of Christ. My children did not have an understanding of the Real Presence, but I knew the transforming presence of God’s Grace at Communion and would not deny that to them–no way.

I heard this once before “After all, babies are not excluded from your dining room table at home – nor should they be excluded from the Supper of the Lord.”

I am a baptized Christian that believes in the Real Presence, but my invitation from Jesus to His Table is denied in the RCC.

This is moving testimony to me about Open Communion from an Episcopal Priest…

From the Father Jeff Batkin–
"As a convert from Judaism, I must share that the journey and the decision and the costs of becoming Christian were hard. The day that decision became clear happened on a Sunday morning at the church I had been attending, when everyone else had been to the rail. I suddenly got up and went down to receive, knowing that it was not acceptable without baptism.

I knelt, and the priest knowingly gave me Communion. In that brief moment, all my Judaic history came together, and the fact that the gospel of love had transcended church law convinced me that I wanted to belong to Jesus. The very next Sunday I was baptized.

Open Communion has two sides. It can be abused or it can be a tool of love. I would rather err on the side of love, as it happened for me.

And are we not told that we are to come to Communion with the right spirit, hungry for God’s love? Those who do not, only leave empty."

God Bless!
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But, you could argue that your children would be taught of a Real Presence.

I guess what I am asking is if you say “Any believers” but would be bothered when it was refused because there was wine or another spoke of how it was just bread…

It would seem that there should be some minimum faith level needed for cross-communion.
 
ralphinal said:
But, you could argue that your children would be taught of a Real Presence.

I guess what I am asking is if you say “Any believers” but would be bothered when it was refused because there was wine or another spoke of how it was just bread…

It would seem that there should be some minimum faith level needed for cross-communion.
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The minimum at my Church is a baptized Christian.

God Bless!
 
Luke: I have to say, your response made me think. While I still believe as I believe, you have reminded me that there is another ‘facet’ to the discussion. Last night as I was praying I was really sensing that no matter how ‘right’ I might be in my ‘knowledge’, that might not exactly be what the point of my interaction was here . . and I think your post clarified that.

If I’m spreading God’s word that’s good, but if I’m so caught up with being ‘right’ that I’m ignoring God’s word from you, or keeping it from coming to you clearly because of my own additions of arrogance, pride, etc., that’s bad.

I might not agree with your reason but the way you present it is absolutely and totally reasonable and in fact, is one of the clearest examples we can see today in how deeply hurt the Christian world is now over our ‘fragmentation’ and how vital it is that we Christians strive for unity.
 
Just an FYI…Mormons, or otherwise known as LDS ARE NOT Christians…they do not use the proper Trinitarian Formula when they Baptize…ergo, they are not Christians in the most technical sense of the word
ralphinal said:
Can a Mormon? Oness Pentecostal?
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michaeldaniels said:
Just an FYI…Mormons, or otherwise known as LDS ARE NOT Christians…they do not use the proper Trinitarian Formula when they Baptize…ergo, they are not Christians in the most technical sense of the word
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I know, but they CLAIM to be Christians, just like the Oneness guys claim to have valid baptism.
 
emeraldcoast said:
On this forum, I have read many times that going up to receive a blessing at Communion is not proper and should be discouraged in the Roman Catholic Church.

God Bless!
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So sorry you’ve been mis-lead regarding receving a Blessing in the Catholic Church. Before I converted to Catholism, I would always receive a blessing. What’s the harm?? A blessing also extends community to our non-Catholic brothers and sisters AND allows them to participate with us so they are not left sitting on the pew.👍
 
Gammy said:
So sorry you’ve been mis-lead regarding receving a Blessing in the Catholic Church. Before I converted to Catholism, I would always receive a blessing. What’s the harm?? A blessing also extends community to our non-Catholic brothers and sisters AND allows them to participate with us so they are not left sitting on the pew.👍
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Hi Gammy,
I am with you on this topic of receiving a blessing–totally, but it is not correct in the RCC to do. Sadly you will find that many may do it, but it still is not correct according to the RCC. I have read that approaching the alter at Communion should only be for those receiving the Eucharist. It is not the time to receive a blessing because EVERYONE will receive a blessing from the priest at the end of the Mass. I will try to find one of the post for you.

God Bless!
 
Gammy said:
So sorry you’ve been mis-lead regarding receving a Blessing in the Catholic Church. Before I converted to Catholism, I would always receive a blessing. What’s the harm?? A blessing also extends community to our non-Catholic brothers and sisters AND allows them to participate with us so they are not left sitting on the pew.👍
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Hi Gammy,

Here is a link for you about the this issue-- CDWDS response regarding blessings during Communion procession
forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=292341

God Bless!
 
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Does the fact that you have a different belief than we do about your ability to consecrate somehow give you the right to come as a guest to a Catholic Mass and partake of the Catholic Eucharist?
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Oh, goodness, no! I have been to Catholic mass often, and would never take it upon myself to simply receive the Eucharist there. It would be at best a deception to do so, and that is not the frame of behavior I want to be in when receiving His true body and blood.

Additionally, I have way too much respect for my communion and yours to do that. When I visit someone’s house, I obey the rules set out by my host while there. I also maintain a level of behavior my own family expects. For me to receive at your altar would be a violation of the expectations of both the Catholic Church as host, and what my communion would expect of me.

I desparately want to share the table with my Catholic siblings, but it must be in full communion.

Jon
 
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