Would you receive communion in a Catholic Church if you were not Catholic?

Question

I recently went to a Catholic church and although I am a recovering cathaholic from childhood, out of respect for those who live their lives somewhat civilly, I did receive communion. The Catholics believe that the host and wine are the actual Body and Blood of Jesus Christ. I am a Forgive Affirmed Spirit and I believe that all matter represents other matter back to the Creator and so that there is just as much Jesus in that Host as there is Me or You and or all other matter. And so with that belief system that I find to be of a Higher Power than that of any other religion, I give myself permission to take communion whereever I go.

I was in this Catholic Church for a funeral of a dear relative.

I feel my religion takes precedence over all other religions including Catholicism and Islam! If my sense of God is greater than their sense of God, why would I be being disrespectful?

I am saying that that host is Jesus Christ and all other being. That host represents all Forgive Affirmed Spirit to me. I am a Forgive Affirmed Spirit. When I talk to you, I as a Forgive Affirmed Spirit, am talking to God also.

Jesus said "Ye are gods" and "Greater works than these the works that I do here on earth, will they do who come after me, because I go unto my Father in heaven and they can understand how I am there!". Forgive Affirmed Spirits attempt always to
see Jesus and all matters in heaven of greater works for healing sake, than they were on earth!

Danny,
I know your church doesn't teach you this stuff. But this is common sense that if the Father is in heaven, and Jesus says we can do Greater Works because Jesus is there with this Father, figuratively speaking, then Jesus is telling us that we cannot do Greater Works by worshipping his every move on earth!

If that were the case, he would not have clarified, "BECAUSE I GO UNTO MY FATHER"! He would instead have said, "because they worship me as being infallible on earth!"!

The day for inclusiveness is now! I am a Forgive Affirmed Spirit.

My moral authority, which supercedes the Catholic Church, allows me to take communion wherever I choose. That is a difference between Christians and Forgive Affirmed Spirits. I am a Forgive Affirmed Spirit. I acknowledge Christ and God in all being.

Relaxe e Goze!,
¿Por qué no repetirías a este mi amigo? ¿Es el tu lavar el cerebro?

Soy un Fantasma Afirmado de Distribución

My moral authority comes from Forgive Affirmed Spirit which has unfolded from my loving caring living and gatherred civil presence of same in other communicating individuals in my life.

Answer 1

lol...catholics wont allow me to take communion in a catholic church because im not catholic.
AMEN! to you taking communion wherever you go! i completely agree with what you are saying.
thats awesome!

Answer 2

“I am a Forgive Affirmed Spirit and I believe that all matter represents other matter back to the Creator and so that there is just as much Jesus in that Host as there is Me or You and or all other matter. And so with that belief system that I find to be of a Higher Power than that of any other religion, I give myself permission to take communion whereever I go.”

Under that reasoning, you could receive Holy Communion from tree bark.

The Holy Mass if the most profound, highest worship there is. If you’re going to say that there is not difference between the communion host and a flower pedal, then you disrespect the Sacred Eucharist and Jesus. Why did you even bother to go in the first place?


“I feel my religion takes precedence over all other religions including Catholicism and Islam! If my sense of God is greater than their sense of God, why would I be being disrespectful?”

So your opinions about religion are greater than the worship that Christ Himself gave us?


“Greater works than these the works that I do here on earth, will they do who come after me, because I go unto my Father in heaven and they can understand how I am there!".”

This scripture does not in any way say that we are all gods. Christ is telling us very simply that if we have faith in Him, we will do the same works that He did, and even greater ones. Period. No “forgive affirmed spirit” here.

Answer 3

It sounds like you resolved the question for yourself. I think you have come to an outstanding conclusion.

The belief in the real presence of Christ in the bread and wine after consecration is one of those hot-button issues that sets Catholics apart from most other Christians. In the Scripture, Christ said "this is my body..." and Catholics take that literally. The counterargument goes: "He really meant that the bread REPRESENTED His body, and it had to be so because He was already standing there in His Body." But the counter to that counter is: "The bread could have been His Body, since He's God and the Usual Laws of Science don't apply to Him." (Remember Him walking on the water? There was an[other] example of the Laws of Science not applying to Him.) Also, remember Jesus said it and wouldn't lie because if He did then everything in the Bible goes down in flames.

I believe the Bread and the Wine REPRESENT His Body and Blood. Furthermore, I think that's what He meant when He said what He said.

My answers: 1) I would take communion IF they offered both the bread and the wine ("Communion in both kinds.") 2) When the priest/celebrant says "This is My Body..." I would interpret it to mean "This REPRESENTS My Body."

(Remember the commercials that told us "This is your brain on drugs"? Were there actual brains in that frying pan? No. The eggs REPRESENTED the brain and it got the message across. Forgive the example, but it is given to illustrate a point.)

Good people can differ on this.

Answer 4

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.

For more information, see the Catehism of the Catholic Church, sections 1322 and following: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt2sect2chpt1art3.htm

With love in Christ.

Answer 5

I was raised in the Methodist church, where we took Communion, although it's not quite as important there as it seems to be in the Catholic church. I'm now Agnostic and my parents attend a Catholic church, so on the rare occasion that I attend Mass with them, I respectfully decline Communion. I personally don't share the beliefs behind Holy Communion, so I feel that it's disrespectful to "go through the motions" of a church's holiest of ceremonies just so I'm not left sitting there while everyone goes up front. I honestly do it out of respect for the true believers, not out of rebellion as many people think I do.

Answer 6

Catholics would in basic terms get carry of Communion in the Orthodox Church with previous permission from the priest. ordinarily maximum Orthodox monks won't oblige you. Reception of the communion in a non Catholic church implys which you settle for his or her ideals. in case you have completed this already you will would desire to submit to the Sacrament of Reconciliation previously receiving the Eucharist lower back.

Answer 7

A non-Catholic should not receive communion in a Catholic church out of respect for the church. A practicing Catholic who is not in a state of grace or has sin on their soul will not receive Communion until he/she has been to confession. To receive communion while holding on to sin is in itself sin which compounds the whole problem. Sometimes people who have a contagious illness will not receive communion so as not to infect those who receive after they do. It is a matter of personal integrity so if a Catholic does not receive it does not always mean they have sin on their soul. Catholics are required to attend Mass once a week, but they are not required to receive communion..

Answer 8

What happens in Communion is between your heart and God's heart,altho I feel in acting like Jesus, it would be honorable to adhere to their beliefs when in their church. I think they give out the Eucharist believing you are taking it in the way they believe. If you go to the Catholic church, it isn't that great to pick and choose what they offer,kind of like being picky at the dinner table when your mom has slaved over dinner,kind of unthankful. When in Rome,do as the Romans do, but the final issue is between you and God because surely He sees your heart and understands. I always felt empowered by communion whether it was in the Catholic church or Lutheran non-denominational as "God knows"

Answer 9

>>Would you receive communion in a Catholic Church if you were not Catholic?<<

No, I would not and I did not. I respect an institution's rules, regardless of whether or not I agree with them.

>>I feel my religion takes precedence over all other religions including Catholicism and Islam!<<

So go found your own church, and give communion to whomever you please. Meanwhile, please respect the Catholic Church's right to their rules for communion.

Answer 10

I'm surprised the church allowed you to receive communion. I know many of the catholic churches don't allow non-catholics to receive it or even catholics that have missed more than so many services in a row. And, no, I would take it just because of their view of it being the "actual" blood and body instead of being symbolic. If their belief is that it is the "actual" blood & body, that's just cannibalism.