Why non catholics cannot receive communion

Because we have a unity of faith. This communion of faith allows us to collectively approach Christ as his one bride. Once you learn them, then you will be in a position to make that profession of faith and join the rest of Catholics in a unity of faith and receive Christ in the Eucharist as his bride.

And these include practice and questions of who receives Holy Communion and when, and after how much preparation. Dave Armstrong Dave Armstrong is a full-time Catholic author and apologist, who has been actively proclaiming and defending Christianity since He was received into the Catholic Church in He also maintains a popular Facebook page. Dave has been happily married to his wife Judy since October They have three sons and a daughter all homeschooled and reside in southeast Michigan.

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There is no satisfying the cravings of sin. The Church won't change rules, just because the rules are being abused. The current abuses of the Eucharist will pass and a new generation of hungry, faithful and orthodox catholic bishops will take their place.

So yes, you are right, it's terribly hypocritical that a faithful evangelical like you can't receive communion but a lousy liberal Catholic does. However, it is forbidden by the Church that people in sin take it, even if some priests don't pay attention to the rule.

But eventually these current abuses by modern liberal Catholics will wear themselves out and self adjust, God always does that with the Church, which is why the Inquisition passed, and the Crusades and all the rest of the vain attempts to figure out the best way to Evangelize passed. The Eucharist, will be respected, but I'm afraid a lot of Christian blood will flow before we get the correct level of faith again.

It was the Eucharist that converted my wife. Her story is here. The priest As a kid, I was given the first four sacraments. We believe the weightier matters that all Christians - Catholics and Protestants — share like the Holy Trinity, the Deity of Jesus, etc.

In your opinion, am I still Catholic or not? Once someone has been baptised and confirmed, the Church considers that person Catholic until they die, or until they send a formal letter of renouncement to the bishop where they were baptised. So if you never attended the Church again we'd still consider you Catholic, just like in the Old Testament if a person is born Jewish and born with Jewish blood, they were considered Jewish until death, regardless if they practised or not.

At baptism and confirmation you came under the blood of Jesus and that is considered indelible. On the second question, should you take communion? When we say "Amen" upon receiving the Eucharist it is basically saying "yes" to communion, and it's like saying, "we believe everything the Church teaches". This would be difficult for someone in your position. Those who are not disposed for communion go up with their arms crossed in an "x" to signify they would like to receive a blessing.

Most Catholic Churches accept that. That's what my Protestant brother does when he comes to Church. When you are ready to become a practicing Catholic, it is quite easy. Simply go to confession with the intention of returning to the Catholic Church, and you can start the Eucharist again.

Catholics believe the Lord has preserved the preparation of the Eucharist for those who are the direct successors to the apostles who were present at the last supper. There is a lineage of bishops and priests from the last supper to today's Catholic priests. Succession was passed on by the laying on of hands, starting with the apostle Peter. If a non-Catholic does believe what the Church believes about the Eucharist, the Church would gladly share Holy Communion with him or her; however, before receiving, such a person needs to enter into the full communion of the Church established by Christ the Lord through formal instruction such as the RCIA or other means of catechesis.

Rite Questions. Nov 11, By The Editors. Zehnle Diocese of Springfield, IL.