Comments on: Protestant Receiving Eucharist (communion) In Catholic Church?

By: slim1234

slim1234 — Sun, 03 May 2009 05:38:52 +0000

Catholics believe in the transsubstantiation: that the host and wine BECOME the body and blood of Christ. Protestants think that the bread and wine only symbolise Jesus’s body and blood. You should be aware that this is what you are saying that you believe when you take the Eucharist in a Catholic church.

By: mystical…

mystical… — Sun, 03 May 2009 05:38:52 +0000

Here’s a good article explaining why Catholics have closed communionhttp://home.nyc.rr.com/mysticalrose/clos…
In the meantime, please, out of respect for Catholicism, do not take communion when you attend Mass. I’m sorry that your Catholic friends misinformed you about this - but it isn’t OK, no matter how cool your friends are about it. You may disagree with the Catholic Church’s views about communion and it may seem hurtful, but please be respectful of it when you attend Mass. That’s part of being tolerant of other religions and beliefs. When you choose to attend the worship services of another religion, you respect their rules, even if you think the rules are wrong.

By: Sass B

Sass B — Sun, 03 May 2009 05:38:52 +0000

There are some problems here : first because you must tell the priest about your sins, second: protestants don’t believe that Mary was and remained Virgin even after she gave birth to Jesus Christ.

By: liveasah

liveasah — Sun, 03 May 2009 05:38:52 +0000

If a Protestant were to take commuunion at a Catholic Church it would be symbolic that he is in communion with the church, when in fact he is not. If he were interested, he would need to take classes to learn what it truly means to be in communion with the church.
Catholics are prohibited by the Catholic Church from receiving communion at Protestant churches for the same reason.

By: anabasis

anabasis — Sun, 03 May 2009 05:38:52 +0000

I personally don’t see a reason why you shouldn’t be allowed to take communion just because you are not Catholic. Catholics did not invent communion, so to deny someone a God given right to partake of this sacrament just because you happen to be Protestant, is against God’s word. Most christian religions do the communion not just Catholics. No where in the bible does it say ONLY Catholics are allowed communion. That was a man made doctrine. I was raised African Methodist Episcopal and we allowed anyone to partake in communion even if they weren’t A.M.E.

By: lady01lo

lady01lo — Sun, 03 May 2009 05:38:52 +0000

We Catholics hold the sacraments to be more sacred than Protestants.
If a Christian receiving communion only believes the host is a symbol of Christ and do not believe in the Transubstantiation of the host and wine into the actual body and blood of Christ than it is wasted.
We value Jesus’ sacrifice far more than that.

By: sworddov

sworddov — Sun, 03 May 2009 05:38:52 +0000

I have taken communion in Protestant and Catholic Churches out of respect to the Prophet Jesus (ra). Church doctrine not withstanding my relationship is with the prophet and not with the church.
And Allah knows best.
Peace and Blessings,
Salim

By: إمام سليم چشتي

إمام سليم چشتي — Sun, 03 May 2009 05:38:52 +0000

I think the catholic church dispensed with the restricting receiving the host and allow receiving it at any church along with the recipient taking the host with their hands. The rules keep changing.

By: oldfootl

oldfootl — Sun, 03 May 2009 05:38:52 +0000

Catholics believe in the literal Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist–that is, during the Mass, they believe that the host has been quite literally changed into the actual body and blood of Christ. However, many (or even most) Protestant groups feel that the Eucharist is merely a symbolic gesture, rather than a literal one. For this reason, the Catholic Church keeps their communion closed. They do not wish to degrade the host by dispensing it to people who aren’t willing to view it as the literal body and blood of Christ. Also, it implies a Catholic/Protestant union which does not currently exist (this was told to my by a priest).
I am Protestant; my spouse is a Catholic convert (who was for many, many years, not a Protestant, but a complete unbeliever). Upon full converson, communion was finally given…but not a moment before. Contrast that to my church, in which anyone can receive Communion. It’s just a different way of understanding the Holy Eucharist.

By: thaliax

thaliax — Sun, 03 May 2009 05:38:52 +0000

You should stop taking communion and ask a priest about the details of the church. Your friends should not allow you to take communion.
Did you know that the wafer is not only symbolic of the blood of Christ, it is the actual body and blood of Christ.
There are five conditions you must meet before taking communion:
First, you must be in a state of grace.
Second, you must have been to confession since your last mortal sin.
Third, you must believe in the doctrine of transubstantiation. according to transubstantiation, the bread and wine are actually transformed into the actual body, blood, soul, and divinity of Christ, with only the appearances of bread and wine remaining.
Fourth, you must observe the Eucharistic fast.
Finally, one must not be under an ecclesiastical censure.
Communion is so important that even Catholics who do not meet the 5 conditions are not allowed to take communion.
Please note #3 “actually transformed”