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ElizabethAnne
Guest
What are our obligations as Catholics when we see others persisting in a sin of grave matter while continuing to receive Holy Communion? Of course I do not wish to judge my fellow Catholic, and I know that I cannot judge whether the sin is mortal or venial without understanding what they know about the sin.
But if I know that someone is in a state of serious sin, hasn’t gone to confession, has no intension of going to confession and persists in committing that sin, am I required to tell them? Should I tell them they should not be receiving communion?
Ordinarily, I would say that I should, but my problem is a bit more complicated because the person in question is one of my parents. Should I correct my father? Is this disrespectful in some way? Also, I’m pretty sure that he knows what the Church teaches about this subject but doesn’t care.
Finally, what do I do (other than pray because of course I’m doing that) when I see that each week he continues to do this. It pains me to see him ignore what the Church teaches in this area but still receive Holy Communion.
But if I know that someone is in a state of serious sin, hasn’t gone to confession, has no intension of going to confession and persists in committing that sin, am I required to tell them? Should I tell them they should not be receiving communion?
Ordinarily, I would say that I should, but my problem is a bit more complicated because the person in question is one of my parents. Should I correct my father? Is this disrespectful in some way? Also, I’m pretty sure that he knows what the Church teaches about this subject but doesn’t care.
Finally, what do I do (other than pray because of course I’m doing that) when I see that each week he continues to do this. It pains me to see him ignore what the Church teaches in this area but still receive Holy Communion.