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2006-12-20 17:11:21 · 8 answers · asked by dafiahmad 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes, you may visit other churches but you 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.
2006-12-21 16:16:58 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dear curious guy, have you actually read the bible? We have scientific data relating to carbon dating. The bible says the earth, the dinosaurs and man as we know him were created a day apart and each in a day. Carbon dating proves this is impossible. Which begs the Question is the bible using the term "a day" to illustrate a point. Is the bible a metaphor. The simple answer is yes. The bible and organized religion is a crutch for people who would wontanly do as they pleased regardless of the affect it had on other living things if there wasn't some judgemental deity sitting up there ready to cast them into an eternity of hell if they did. Frankly, there are very few parts of the bible that couldn't be relegated to the same shelf as Aesops fables. One part I do agree with is that God is perfect and loves us unconditionally. How could a loving God give so many different circumstances to us to start with and expect all of us to reach the same end with only one try? A loving God is willing to give each of us as many tries as we need to get it right. This Earth this life it is a school, a test. The object of the game is to do your best to leave this place and the creatures living in it a little better a little brighter by your presence. Experiment, experience all that you can. We are like God's fingertips touching, feeling, exploring. When you leave this school of hard knocks God will not want to know what church you attended, but who did you help through it what good did it serve.God will not care if you drank or smoked too much, but did you love enough. truly yours Haniels_host, alexis
2006-12-20 17:57:53 · answer #2 · answered by haniels_host 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, if you remember there is still freedom of Religion in America for now anyways. This was one of the main reasons people came to this country to get away from forced religion. Joined church and state but it looks like we are returning to this condition soon where you will no longer have a choice. But actually there is not a lot of difference between them two churches anyways. They are both not very exciting churches to attend, my guess is you wouldn't know the difference.
2006-12-20 17:19:32 · answer #3 · answered by sirromo4u 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For weddings or funerals, yes.
For just about everythng else, no.
You need to get to Mass every Sunday and every holy day, because that's where Catholics encounter Jesus Christ, personally, and in the flesh.
For that, there is no acceptable substitute, anywhere.
2006-12-20 21:12:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go ahead. In the least you could see what they believe, maybe you will see it isn't very different than the Catholics. I've been to a few various Christian denominations, and when it all boils down, their disagreements are very exaggerated.
2006-12-20 17:14:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as it's a church that loves God and accepts Jesus as their savior, I don't see why not. It's better than going to no church at all.
2006-12-21 16:18:48 · answer #6 · answered by Lady of the Garden 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as you worship that God of the isrealites and the God of heaven and earth and Father of Jesus, then it doesnt matter
2006-12-20 17:14:23 · answer #7 · answered by Michael C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure why not. After you do, ask your priest about it and see what he says.
2006-12-20 17:17:07 · answer #8 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋