2006-12-09 21:19:35 · 18 answers · asked by Garth Q 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes, Catholics can visit non-Catholic Christian churches but they should not receive Holy Communion.
At the Last Supper, Jesus said, “Take this bread. It is my body.” The he said, “Take this and drink. This is my blood. Do this in memory of me.”
Catholics believe this was the First Eucharist, that through some miracle the bread and wine actually became the body and blood of Jesus Christ.
Catholics reenact the Last Supper during every Mass, where the priest, acting in place of Christ, changes the bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus Christ.
This is a great sacrament of thanksgiving and unity of Catholics.
Anyone who does not believe in the actual presence of Christ and is not united with the Catholic faith is asked, out of respect, not to receive the Eucharist.
Catholics, out of respect for other Christian faiths, do not receive Communion in non-Catholic churches.
We pray that one day Christian unity will succeed and we will all be called to the same table.
With love in Christ.
2006-12-10 16:29:38 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The easy answer is yes. The Anglican Rite is not recognized as a Catholic Rite by the Roman Catholic Church, but there is no prohibition on attendance. The Anglican Communion includes a number of Anglican Churches as well as others such as the Episcopal Church in the U.S. I refer to myself as an Anglo-Catholic because it is a Catholic Rite (the Pope and I do not see eye to eye on this issue).
There are some Byzantine Rite Catholics (who accept Papal Supremacy - - this is the real difference between Anglicans and Roman Catholics, Anglicans honor the Pope as a foreign Bishop) who believe that a Catholic cannot participate in an Anglican Mass because Anglicans do not believe in the miracle of transubstantiation. In fact, Anglicans are agnostic on the issue, and individuals may believe or not in the miracle. The Polish National Catholic Church (a U.S. branch of the Anglican Communion) does, as a matter of dogma, accept the miracle of transubstantiation - - and holds Mass in Polish, English and Latin to boot.
2006-12-09 21:29:08 · answer #2 · answered by byhisello99 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He could, but it wouldn't satisfy the Sunday Mass obligation, nor should a Roman Catholic receive communion in an Anglican church.
All in all, better than nothing if a Catholic Mass is not available, but not a good choice otherwise.
2006-12-09 23:31:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It relies upon what variety of Anglican - it embraces a brilliant array of liturgical prepare commencing from extra catholic than catholic to very protestant. If that's severe or anglo-catholic, you will no longer word loads of distinction. There might possibly be extra congregational making a music, although, and you will in all probability locate loads of hymns you don't know. The low church end is extra variable, yet you will locate if it relatively is a communion provider then it will have each and all the comparable ingredients as mass, in basic terms achieved in a miles less ceremonial way.
2016-10-14 09:33:44 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't go to any church that is named after a saint. Stay away from catholic,anglican , uniting, methodists, or any similar church.
2006-12-09 21:27:44 · answer #5 · answered by jesus_freak557 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our church (Roman Catholic), has excellent links with other local churches, Anglican, Methodist and Baptist; on occasion, we go to theirs or they come to ours.
They are all God's House, so why not?
There are even lots of Christians who go to the local temple, particularly at Purim.
2006-12-10 00:05:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, with two caveats:
1. You may not partake in communion there, for the two churches are not yet in communion.
2. For the same reason, it does not count towards your Sunday obligation. You would still have to do a Sunday Mass somewhere Catholic.
2006-12-09 22:12:20 · answer #7 · answered by evolver 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you should ask God not us? But you could learn something by going to different churches and if you don't have anything good come from the expirence don't go back. I ussually try and think of some Bible verse against any Idea I have and if none come to mind I would do it
2006-12-09 21:26:12 · answer #8 · answered by sirromo4u 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I take it that because you are bothering to ask you are a practising Catholic? So, ok, the deal is - you can go to any other church you like, and join in their worship, but not take Holy Communion.
2006-12-09 21:33:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
depends on who u ask. Its OK with the anglicans.
2006-12-09 21:23:01 · answer #10 · answered by ronnysox60 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋