What about it is confusing?The chatechism says that taking and or reciving the host for a sacriligious purpose incurs an automatic excommunication. Im sort of confused as to what this means.
Could someone explain it?
There have been times when Catholics have walked out of church with the host to use it at home for any purpose really, but particularly an anti-Catholic one, and those that have done it are excommunicated no questions asked.The chatechism says that taking and or reciving the host for a sacriligious purpose incurs an automatic excommunication. Im sort of confused as to what this means.
Could someone explain it?
It means very specifically to remove the Body of Christ from the church for some purpose that is opposed to the Christian faith.The chatechism says that taking and or reciving the host for a sacriligious purpose incurs an automatic excommunication. Im sort of confused as to what this means.
Could someone explain it?
what about consuming in a state of mortal sin?The Eucharist is the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus Christ. To destroy it, misuse it, steal it, or any matter of disrespect towards it is completely wrong and evil. This can lead to excommunication. Why wouldn’t it? It is a direct hatred towards God, and would be a huge mortal sin.
No. That is not what that particular canon is about.what about consuming in a state of mortal sin?
As I wrote earlier: that is a different issue. The canon about excommunication is not addressing the issue of someone receiving Communion in an unworthy state.arent sacriligous and sacrilige the same? It also says sacriligous purpose would taking unwothily not fall under sacriligous purpous? this is what im confused about?
Fr. David gave you the correct answer.The chatechism says that taking and or reciving the host for a sacriligious purpose incurs an automatic excommunication. Im sort of confused as to what this means.Could someone explain it?
It’s meaning to Me, seems clear, WHILE its application seems to ME, not so much so.The chatechism says that taking and or reciving the host for a sacriligious purpose incurs an automatic excommunication. Im sort of confused as to what this means.
Could someone explain it?
What is “unclear” about the application?It’s meaning to Me, seems clear, WHILE its application seems to ME, not so much so.
It means that ANYONE who is a “IPC” [informed practicing Catholic] who KNOWINGLY accepts the Sacred Host [JESUS Himself] for the purpose of disparaging it; and therefore GOD; is “automatically” excommunicated from the RCC. Which I [ME HERE] think requires a Bishops approval to reinstate same?
Such a person would be coming further MORTAL sins by availing themselves from the Sacraments without TRUE Repentance, Confession and approval.
I point out that my second point is valid because these sinister acts are usually concealed and not known to the Priest or Bishops.
GBY
AGREED!What is “unclear” about the application?
As I’ve written a few times now, the canon is not about a situation where a Catholic receives Communion unworthily. It seems like that’s what you’re saying, but I’m not quite certain. It’s also not about a non-Catholic who receives accidentally or in some misguided manner (such as at the invitation of someone).
It is about someone who removes the Host from the church building for some purpose opposed to the Faith.
Receiving unworthily is simply not the issue being addressed in the canon.
Aside: reserved to the Apostolic See means reserved to Rome, not the local bishop.