Protestant Problems The Eucharist and dating!

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That’s still problematic as it implies the Eastern Orthodox are in full communion with Rome - they are not.
 
I meant to imply no such thing. It’s the “few other denominations” that I was referring to.

Why are we even discussing this? Why aren’t we adopting a rule of construction that resolves any ambiguities in the language of a post – one interpretation accurate and the other not – in favor of accuracy?
 
Because I have an obligation to making sure falsehoods don’t get propagated knowingly or unknowingly.

I’m still confused as to what you meant by that statement.

What other denominations are in full communion with Rome? That’s a nonsensical statement. If they are in full communion they are not another denomination, they are a Catholic Church.
 
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What other denominations are in full communion with Rome? That’s a nonsensical statement. If they are in full communion they are not another denomination, they are a Catholic Church.
 
Okay @RedFan can you please address my question:

Which “other denominations” are in “full communion” with Rome?
 
According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_communion the autonomous Catholic churches in full communion with the Holy See are:

Of Alexandrian liturgical tradition:

Coptic Catholic Church
Eritrean Catholic Church
Ethiopian Catholic Church

Of Antiochian liturgical tradition:

Maronite Church
Syrian Catholic Church
Syro-Malankara Catholic Church

Of Armenian liturgical tradition:

Armenian Catholic Church

Of Byzantine (Constantinopolitan) liturgical tradition:

Albanian Greek Catholic Church
Belarusian Greek Catholic Church
Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church
Byzantine Catholic Church of Croatia and Serbia
Greek Byzantine Catholic Church
Hungarian Greek Catholic Church
Italo-Albanian Catholic Church
Macedonian Greek Catholic Church
Melkite Greek Catholic Church
Romanian Greek Catholic Church
Russian Byzantine Catholic Church
Ruthenian Catholic Church
Slovak Greek Catholic Church
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

Of Chaldean or East Syrian tradition:

Chaldean Catholic Church
Syro-Malabar Church
 
Those are not “other denominations,”

Those are Catholic Churches, specifically called particular Churches.

There’s no such thing as an “other denomination” in full communion with Rome.

Any particular Church in full communion with Rome is a Catholic Church.

Any Churches not in full communion with Rome belong to other denominations, some to a greater or lesser degree in an impartial communion with Rome.
 
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Autonomous, but still Catholic Churches subject to the jurisdiction of the Supreme Pontiff.

It could easily confuse people to call them other denominations, that could blur the lines between say Eastern Catholic and Baptist Churches, which could lead people to make errors in judgment or theology.
 
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Catholics saying things like they like cheese with their crackers when referring to a non-Catholic communion would be one reason.
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While the remark might be a little flip, it’s basically just that.
Crackers.
Let’s not mince words and act like it’s something it’s not.
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Even if they in their hearts believe it is valid, it’s not.
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Amen. And I have no desire to encourage people’s erroneous fantasies in that respect.
 
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While the remark might be a little flip, it’s basically just that.

Crackers.

Let’s not mince words and act like it’s something it’s not.
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I’m not acting like it’s something that it’s not. It’s their closely held religious beliefs and I am acting in a respectful manner towards them (the people).

In this specific instance the people are ones the OP cares about - his girlfriend and people she cares about - her family. To treat them with anything less than charity, patience, kindness, and humility is wrong.
 
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In general, church going Protestants are more argumentative about theological differences than Catholics are, and are more likely to allow these to come between people.
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I think a big part of that is because protestants do not have the Magisterium to fall back on to defend their beliefs and be comforted by certainty the way Catholics do. We can look to two thousand years of teaching and tradition, all the way back to the Apostles and Christ Himself, and then even before that with the authoritative teaching of the Jewish tradition, and so there’s nothing to really get defensive about. Ultimately it is such a personal thing to protestants and there are so many tens of thousands of protestant sects these days with all sorts of minor and major differences and they have to know exactly what those are or else they feel they are led astray by some other Christian who believes something slightly different. Catholics might not know every little detail of our faith off the top of our heads, but we can trust that those things are taken care of and we have an authoritative source we can turn to as needed when we have questions.

My perspective when confronted by protestants is basically just to shrug and trust in God, who promised that my Church would not lead me astray. That might make some protestants feel like they’ve “won” an argument with me, since I rarely offer them an argument at all. Really the only thing that gets me to really defend the faith is when they say something truly outlandish like that we’re all a bunch of polytheists 😆
 
I don’t see anything uncharitable about stating the plain truth in a situation where someone close to you is pushing you to accept their wrong belief. The problem with trying to be “kind” in these circumstances is that it lulls people into a false sense of feeling okay with their incorrect belief. This is not a case of meeting some random Protestant on the street or on the Internet and making some rude remark about their faith. These are people you have a relationship with and you are being clear about where you stand. I have said very similar things to my husband, many times.

I am quite sure that this man is not rude and uncharitable to his girlfriend and her family on a daily basis, as I am not uncharitable to my husband and his family. But the sacraments are an important point and I don’t see any benefit in a Catholic trying to pussy-foot around about their beliefs when it concerns a family he or she might well marry into.
 
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I do think respect is needed, of the individual, but I agree with you that false beliefs should be challenged, and challenged with a sense of fervency. Similar to how we should love the sinner, but hate the sin. Actually, exactly that.

I know some modernists in the Church can be a bit timid when it comes to doctrine, but we should remember the example of Jesus cleansing the temple.
 
It’s very different thing to say, “The Catholic faith believes in the Real Presence of Christ in Communion and so am not able to participate in your communion. Thank you for offering.” and saying, “If I want cracker I’ll hit the 7-eleven on my way home.”

One is the truth the other is mean.

I make no assumptions to his general charity towards others; my comments were about this situation only and in this situation he lost his temper and behaved poorly as a result.
 
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