Not Protestant Communion

[Mickey]

Aesq:

The only reason I know is that I was Methodist and had problems with their conflicting doctrines on communion. Not my problem anymore though, as I am Catholic now.

:clapping: :dancing: :bounce:

 

[Church_Militant]

Hi Montie!

Again, ya have to know where to look and sadly many many people have never read Ecclesia de Eucharistia from John Paul the Great.

Here’s part of what he says :

1. The safeguarding and promotion of ecclesial communion is a task of each member of the faithful, who finds in the Eucharist, as the sacrament of the Church’s unity, an area of special concern. More specifically, this task is the particular responsibility of the Church’s Pastors, each according to his rank and ecclesiastical office. For this reason the Church has drawn up norms aimed both at fostering the frequent and fruitful access of the faithful to the Eucharistic table and at determining the objective conditions under which communion may not be given. The care shown in promoting the faithful observance of these norms becomes a practical means of showing love for the Eucharist and for the Church.

1. In considering the Eucharist as the sacrament of ecclesial communion, there is one subject which, due to its importance, must not be overlooked: I am referring to the relationship of the Eucharist to ecumenical activity

.45. **While it is never legitimate to concelebrate in the absence of full communion, **

the same is not true with respect to the administration of the Eucharist under special circumstances, to individual persons belonging to Churches or Ecclesial Communities not in full communion with the Catholic Church. In this case, in fact, the intention is to meet a grave spiritual need for the eternal salvation of an individual believer, not to bring about an intercommunion which remains impossible until the visible bonds of ecclesial communion are fully re-established.

These conditions, from which no dispensation can be given, must be carefully respected, even though they deal with specific individual cases, because the denial of one or more truths of the faith regarding these sacraments and, among these, the truth regarding the need of the ministerial priesthood for their validity, renders the person asking improperly disposed to legitimately receiving them. And the opposite is also true: Catholics may not receive communion in those communities which lack a valid sacrament of Orders

.98

The faithful observance of the body of norms established in this area 99 is a manifestation and, at the same time, a guarantee of our love for Jesus Christ in the Blessed Sacrament, for our brothers and sisters of different Christian confessions – who have a right to our witness to the truth – and for the cause itself of the promotion of unity.
The whole encyclical. and The CA article on it
I used the same thing I taught you thr other day here (though I’ve read and studied this document in hard copy as well) to find the word “intercommunion”.

Basically Montie…Don’t.
Pax tecum,

 

[tkdnick]

I think the simplest answer and explanation to this this question is this:

No, you can’t take Protestant communion. The reason is that most Protestants don’t see communion the same way we do, and even if they did, they don’t have the proper authority to consecrate the bread.

 

[Montie_Claunch]

Thank you guys for the help. It is muchly appresciated.

 

[HappyCatholic01]

A better way to look at this rather than being exclusionary is this.

At one time, we were all one. Everyone was welcome to partake of the Body and Blood of Christ.

Then, starting with Martin Luther, a group said, “we no longer want to be part of that anymore.” They in fact, walked away. They WERE NOT excluded.

The Catholic Church has asked for years for everyone to come back. They WANT (and need) to have everyone come back to the fullness of the truth. It is those members of those faiths who have made conscious decisions to EXCLUDE THEMSELVES.

The Church asks the same thing of everyone. Protestant, or Catholic, or non-Christian, we must ALL be baptized, and attend first communion as sacraments. There is nothing asked of non-Catholics that isn’t asked of Catholics.

So instead of asking the questions (as many friends of mine do, believe me, not just you) “why am I being excluded”, ask the question “why did I leave in the first place?”

If you have good reasons still, then you are in the right place for you. But more often than not, the answer is “I have no idea”, and many return home.

You are most welcome, believe me.

God Bless.

 

[Friar_David_O.Carm]

Chris LaRock:

Many Protestant denomination agree with the Catholic understanding of what happens at communion, only difference being that the word ‘Eucharist’ isn’t used by Protestants.

While on the surface a few portestant denominations may appear to agree with the Catholic understanding, when one takes a closer look one sees that this is not truely the case.

Also, as has been pointed out, takeing communion means that you are in communion with the Church. That is you believe all it teaches. No protestant denomination believes as the Catholic Church does, if they did then they would cease to be protestant.