I was talking to a Catholic with Celiac disease, which is an autoimmune response to a protein in wheat, barley or rye. A Celiac patient should not consume the Species, for health reasons. She told me that she accepts the Species, and then puts it in her pocket, because if she refuses the bread, then she is often skipped over for the wine. Would her act be considered sacrilegious? I am sure that she would like to know, if it is.Canon 1367 applies specifically to one who throws away the consecrated Species or who takes or retains them for sacrilegious purposes.
Receiving Communion while in a state of mortal sin is a sacrilege, bus it not specifically addressed by this canon.
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My question is why has she not talked with the priest about this. She should not be taking the Sacred Host and putting it in her pocket for any reason, even though she wishes to receive the Sacred Blood. My question is what does she do with the Sacred Hosts after Mass? I would hope that she is not disposing of these. She needs to discuss this with her priest as this is serious. As to it being sacriligious, it is not a far jump to say that it is. Treating the Sacred Body and Blood in any other way than consuming them [barring Eucharistic Adoration of course] is sacriligious. I would encourage her to talk with the priest. Her medical condition does NOT justify what she is doing.I was talking to a Catholic with Celiac disease, which is an autoimmune response to a protein in wheat, barley or rye. A Celiac patient should not consume the Species, for health reasons. She told me that she accepts the Species, and then puts it in her pocket, because if she refuses the bread, then she is often skipped over for the wine. Would her act be considered sacrilegious? I am sure that she would like to know, if it is.
She needs to tell the Priest…and not do this anymore…such would be gravely wrong (objectively)…she needs to talk to the Priest on what to do with the Hosts (return them!..She needs to speak to the Priest on how…)…and I would suggest going to confession…I was talking to a Catholic with Celiac disease, which is an autoimmune response to a protein in wheat, barley or rye. A Celiac patient should not consume the Species, for health reasons. She told me that she accepts the Species, and then puts it in her pocket, because if she refuses the bread, then she is often skipped over for the wine. Would her act be considered sacrilegious? I am sure that she would like to know, if it is.
Excommunication means that the return takes more than contrition and confession, it requires re-acceptance by the Magisterium.Technically, being in a state of mortal sin is being in a state of excommunication because you lose your communion with Christ and the Church. That is what the Sacrament of Penance is for, to renew that communion.
Canon law applies to Catholics.Just out of curiosity, what if someone had been an Atheist, who had openly violated Canon 1367 on YouTube, for example, then later on, had a conversion experience, and went through RCIA, was ready to come into the Church, and went to Confession? Would a priest be able to grant that person absolution, or must that come from the Pope or a bishop, since that person violated Canon 1367 while they were an Atheist?
Hello ConstantineTG,Technically, being in a state of mortal sin is being in a state of excommunication because you lose your communion with Christ and the Church. That is what the Sacrament of Penance is for, to renew that communion.
Ahhh sorry totally misread your question. Here let me quote from Canon Law.Thanks everyone for the responses. I thought that that’s what Canon 1367 may have been referring to, but I wasn’t completely sure. My question was specificly about automatic excommunication, where a priest wouldn’t be able to grand absolution.
Concerning the woman that someone was talking about, who put the sacred Host in her pocket so that she could receive the Precious Blood, that’s very serious. Does she not know that it’s very grave matter to do that? What has she done with all those sacred Hosts?
I’m not saying they are exactly the same, I’m saying that “technically” they are the same. Which is removal from communion with the Church. Excommunication is more of a legal process, but on the spiritual level they are the same as mortal sin.Excommunication means that the return takes more than contrition and confession, it requires re-acceptance by the Magisterium.
Excommunication is legal term, mortal sin is state of the soul. Technically automatic excommunication may occur w/o mortal sin. E.g. Archbishop Lefebvre and the bishops ordained by him might act with good faith.I’m not saying they are exactly the same, I’m saying that “technically” they are the same. Which is removal from communion with the Church. Excommunication is more of a legal process, but on the spiritual level they are the same as mortal sin.