I'm Catholic and going to a methodist church sometimes and is that bad yes or no and why?

Answer 1

I'm sure you're going to get a lot of wrong answers here, especially from Protestants, but it really depends on why you are going. If you are going there instead of going to Catholic Mass on Sunday, then that's a very serious sin, as going there or anywhere else does not remove your obligation. If you are going to share Christian fellowship, always recognizing that their worship is imperfect, then that might be okay, as long as you are not giving them the impression that you think their service is in any way comparable to the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. And as the Anglican/Episcopalian minister above notes, you should never ever receive communion in a non-Roman Catholic church.

Answer 2

You can go to visit a Methodist church as often as you like as long as:

(a) You always fulfill your Sunday obligation by attending Mass in a Catholic Church (either on Sunday or a Saturday evening Vigil Mass)

(b) You receive Holy Communion only from the Catholic Church -- the Methodist communion is not even close to the same thing.

(c) You continue to receive all the sacraments from the Catholic Church, including Confession and Eucharist (and eventually Matrimony, etc.)

(d) Your participation in the Methodist church is limited to "polite guest." Which means you can't receive or serve communion there, you can't take on any positions of leadership, etc. You can go to Bible studies, sing in the choir, etc., as long as you are also participating in the Catholic Church for Mass on Sundays and Holy Days and receiving your Sacraments from the Catholic Church

Answer 3

It all depends. . .

As a Catholic, you fulfill your Sunday observance of the Sabbath by attending Catholic Mass.

If you like Methodist services, there is nothing wrong with "checking them out", but only so long as these Methodist services are not meant to replace the Catholic Mass.

Answer 4

Go....but DO NOT receive of their Communion. Doing so implies a union between their church and ours (Catholic) that does not yet exist. They do not believe in the Real Presence and so how can a "placebo-effect" nourish you? You should only attend a church service outside of Catholicism only on rare occasion: on vacation IF no Catholic church can be found; wedding, funeral and such. You may not receive Communion even in an Anglican or Episcopal Church....NOR in an Orthodox Church.

Aside: The Orthodox do have a very valid Eucharist....they are not in communion with us over issues of the Primacy of the Pope.

Answer 5

Sounds good to me....but - as a Roman Catholic (you do mean "Roman" Catholic, don't you??) - you should NOT receive Holy Communion in a Methodist Church. They have no Priesthood in Apostolic Succession and there is no Sacramental validity in their Holy Communion.

Ask your Priest. He'll tell you the same thing.

Answer 6

Catholics cannot receive Communion in non-Catholic Churches.

Being Catholic is weekly Mass, reception of Communion weekly (some go to daily Mass) and going to confession about monthly..

You might chat with your Parish Priest about this..

You might chat with your Parish Priest about what draws you to the Methodist Church..

Answer 7

It's a definite maybe!

Our Mass is very different from their Sunday service, regardless of appearances. The Church requires you to attend Sunday Mass (or the Sat evening vigil), otherwise you are in a state of sin.

That said - if you are in a mixed relationship, many couples attend outside their faith. That's fine as long as you are also attending Mass in addition to going to their service. While that can be time consuming, it is the best way to go.

Answer 8

Meg,

Going to church does not make one a child of God. Baptism does not make one a child of God either.

Just as you had "no choice or input" in your physical birth, so you have no part in your spiritual birth. Only God can save a person. He has chosen those whom He was going to save before the foundation of the earth (Ephesians 1:3-5). When Christ made the atonement (payment for sins), He did not pay for every persons sins-if He did, no one could be sent to hell. But the Bible tells us that hell will be heavily populated.

God is no respector of persons....so all of us stand on level ground. If you are not saved, you should read the Bible slowly and prayerfully. Pray that the Lord might have mercy on you. The Bible tells us that faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the word of God. "FAITH" is a synonym for Jesus Christ (Revelation 19:11). So then Christ cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. If God has chosen to save you, it will happen in the environment of hearing the word of God-the Bible.

At this time in history God is finished with all the churches. In 2 Thessalonians 2, the Lord tells us that satan is now ruling in all the local churches. In fact, in verse 7 the Lord tells us that the Holy Spirit has departed from the local churches, and so it is impossible for anyone to become saved, regardless of the accuracy of the preaching. The people remaining in the churches are now under the wrath of God. Revelation 18:4 tells those who are saved to leave the church-read the whole chapter though. Notice in verse 23 the voice of the Bridegroom and the voice of the Bride shall no longer be heard there.....the Bridegroom is Christ and the Bride are the true believers. This means that the Lord is not present in the churches and neither is there any of God's children! You had better get out of the church and start reading the Bible.

Answer 9

If I were you I would leave the blasphemes religion that is the catholic church and accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior and ask him to forgive you of your sins. As for all that stuff father k was talking about, why wasn't that mention when Jesus had the last supper with his disciples? I mean that is where we get the whole idea of communion. all that other crap that father k is talking about comes from men. The idea of not taking communion because you re in a Methodist church? I mean really. Jesus shared with one He called a devil(Judas).
Catholics are funny. They believe in a place called purgatory when the Bible doesn't even mention it or the idea of limbo.

Answer 10

What's wrong with going to a church of a different denomination? My hubby is catholic and goes to my presbyterian church quite a lot.