i thought communion was just a catholic thing?

Question

but apparently non-catholics do it too?

dude s: when my husband was a kid, he went to a baptist private school, and every wednesday they had chapel and did communion.

Answer 1

many denominations do it but for all but the Catholic Church they are symbolic of the body and blood. For the Catholic though they are the true presence of Jesus

Answer 2

Catholicism is not the only denomination to have bread and wine as communion, but the Catholic Church along with the Eastern Catholic/Orthodox Churches, are the only ones to have the Holy Eucharist.

What's the difference? Consider the Catholic teaching on the Eucharist. Catholicism believes consecrated bread and wine is changed into the Body and Blood of Christ. It is not merely symbolic of the Body and Blood as most non-Catholic Christian denominations believe.

Those non-Catholic denominations who do not believe in transubstantiation are not likely to properly consecrate the bread and wine, thus bringing about the transformation into the Body and Blood, are they?

And/or the other problem is that most non-Catholic Christian denominations do not have valid ordained clergymen. A validly ordained clergyman is needed to consecrate the Eucharist. Without an ordained clergy to consecrate the Eucharist, even if they believed in transforming the bread and wine into the Body and Blood, it's not going to happen.

Why does all this matter? Catholics/Orthodox, when they go up to receive Communion, are receiving the Eucharist: the Body & Blood of Jesus Christ. Non-Catholic/Orthodox Christians are merely getting bread and wine. Where is the saving power and grace in plain bread and wine?

In case you are wondering, when the bread and wine are consecrated, obviously they do not change in appearance. They still look, feel, and taste like bread and wine. However, once consecrated, they have become the Body and Blood of Jesus. This co-existance of the bread & wine with the Body and Blood is called transubstantiation.

Given that the appearance of the bread and wine does not change, how can we really know whether or not transubstantiation as taken place? Faith; belief in the teachings of Jesus Christ Himself. Believe, and you will see.

A rather unorthodox way of "proving" the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist is to point to the fact that Satanic worshipers use consecrated Eucharist in their black masses. They desecrate the Eucharist as part of their Satanic worship. In order to obtain consecrated bread for their services, they have to steal it from the Church.

The only place they are known to bother stealing Communion from are the Catholic/Orthodox Churches. Reason being, said Churches are the only ones with consecrated Eucharists.

Answer 3

Catholic Thing

Answer 4

Most Churches have communion.
The only difference between the Churches is what they think communion is.
Some Churches just believe that it represents Jesus's body and blood,
while others believe it to be changed into the actual body and blood -but although it looks the same, and tastes the same as it was before- it is changed.

The second belief is true though, for Jesus Himself said:
"And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them and said, " Take, eat; this is My body."
Then He took the cup, and when He had given thanks He gave it to them, and they all drank from it.
And He said to them, "This is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many." Mark 14:22-24

Notice Jesus says " this IS My body" , and "This IS My blood"
He did not say " this REPRESENTS My body", or "this REPRESENTS My blood".
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The Orthodox Church,(the first Church),still takes part in the Eucharist, and so do the Protestant Churches, all Churches do. Jesus told us Himself " This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me." Luke 22:19

God Bless

Answer 5

communion is within a lot of relgions. now First Communion is a catholic thing, youre getting the 2 mixed up.

Answer 6

Christians generally have communion but, in my experience, Protestants see it differently than Catholics. The basic message of communion is the same, just theology attached to it is different.

Answer 7

HOLY communion is a Biblical requirement in which we enter into the covenant of salvation with OUR LORD. Many protestants teach that it is "just symbolic". You should understand that the HOLY EUCHARIST is TRULY THE BODY AND BLOOD OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST . .. this is refered to as the FULLNESS OF THE TRUTH. Because in the Catholic Church we say JESUS exist BODY, BLOOD, SOUL AND DIVINITY at every CATHOLIC MASS. The Reformation did much to change these ideas, and broke with Apostlic Tradition. But we say we are ONE WITH CHRIST because of our union to the WORD OF GOD in the HOLY EUCHARIST. And we call MOTHER MARY our MOTHER for this reason. We are TRULY united to the TRUE VINE.

John 6:52  If any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever; and the bread that I will give, is my flesh, for the life of the world.
John 6:54  Then Jesus said to them: Amen, amen I say unto you: Except you eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, you shall not have life in you.

Worship in SPIRIT and in TRUTH . ..

-LOVE your neighbor as yourself.
Amen.

Answer 8

Non-Catholic Christians, yes.

Answer 9

How about Anglicans (a.k.a. the "church of England"); and actually I think the United Church does it too...

communion is a sacrement. Many churches practice it...Some, just not on a regular basis.

Answer 10

I'm LDS (Mormon) and we do it every week. However, we refer to it as Sacrament. Other faiths call it the Lord's Supper. But it has the bread (crackers/wafers) and wine (water or grape juice in most protestant faiths, water at an LDS church) just like catholics.