Catholics - do you judge people taking Communion if you know they are not practicing?

[Anonymous]

If the question is “Catholics, do you judge people” the answer is always, resoundingly, yes. (I grew up Catholic, surrounded by Catholics. Trust.)

[Anonymous]

If they know the rules and are breaking them I don’t care.

If they are new, at a funeral/wedding and don’t know the rules I tell them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If the question is “Catholics, do you judge people” the answer is always, resoundingly, yes. (I grew up Catholic, surrounded by Catholics. Trust.)

Okay. Yes, I judge people who walk their child up to First Communion like they are one big happy family when I know one or both parents are regularly sleeping with other parishioners.
No, I don’t judge people who miss mass sometimes. Mostly, I feel glad they are there.

[Anonymous]

Well unless they have ten kids chances are they are violating the Vatican ban on birth control so I just assume all of us are somehow out of compliance so who am I to judge?

[Anonymous]

What does “good standing” mean these days?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well unless they have ten kids chances are they are violating the Vatican ban on birth control so I just assume all of us are somehow out of compliance so who am I to judge?

A lot of people use NFP pretty effectively

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'll go ahead and get flamed and say yes it bothers me although judge is a strong word. It's between them and God, but it feels disrespectful to me and my faith. When the priest or EMHC holds up the Host and says "The Body of Christ", the response of "Amen" is saying "yes, so be it", meaning you agree and acknowledge that statement.

P.S. I'll also say that this is theoretical, since I don't really have a reason to know the personal details of the lives of those around me during Mass.

Thank you for your perspective. I’m trying to understand my relative’s stand and am open to all opinions.

If you know for certain they don’t regularly attend mass, what would you think?

I'm the PP and appreciate the thoughtfulness of your question despite some of the snark later last night.

Rightly or wrongly, and the hardcore Catholic on this thread will chastise me, but someone who shares my faith but isn't great about attending Mass I would theoretically think of differently from someone who doesn't believe but is for whatever reason there and receives Communion. Again, I go back to the belief part. Do you comfortably say the Apostle's Creed with all its statements of "I believe" and when you say "Amen" upon receiving the Eucharist is it a statement of faith? If so, not judging if you miss Mass.

Others views may vary.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'll go ahead and get flamed and say yes it bothers me although judge is a strong word. It's between them and God, but it feels disrespectful to me and my faith. When the priest or EMHC holds up the Host and says "The Body of Christ", the response of "Amen" is saying "yes, so be it", meaning you agree and acknowledge that statement.

P.S. I'll also say that this is theoretical, since I don't really have a reason to know the personal details of the lives of those around me during Mass.

Thank you for your perspective. I’m trying to understand my relative’s stand and am open to all opinions.

If you know for certain they don’t regularly attend mass, what would you think?

Why are you so invested about what your relative thinks of others?

You have an entire page of the same response (your relative needs to MYOB). And you knew that is the answer all along; no need to crowdsource.
Not sure what else you want us to say.

OP is trying to understand the relative, not looking for a “right” answer.

Some Catholics are judgemental about this because they are judgemental people, not because they are Catholic.

[Anonymous]

It would bother me if the person wasn’t Catholic.

Otherwise - there’s no way to know if they are in “good standing” (whatever that means).

[Anonymous]

Given that masturbation is a mortal sin, 95% of people have no business receiving communion 😂

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Given that masturbation is a mortal sin, 95% of people have no business receiving communion 😂

And the other 5% lie about it.

[Anonymous]

I was raised Catholic and attended Catholic school from first grade through law school. I’ve received all the sacraments and was even married in the Church. For much of my life, however, I didn’t go to Mass every Sunday and I haven’t gone at all in recent years.

When I do go to Mass, though, I elect to receive Communion.

Judge away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If the question is “Catholics, do you judge people” the answer is always, resoundingly, yes. (I grew up Catholic, surrounded by Catholics. Trust.)

I like my faith but I judge people like OP who are always so judgy. It’s just exhausting. It’s like some of these things are supposed to help you be more with God and all they do is create people who turn on other humans. It completely defeats the purpose of even receiving communion to me. Coloring books. Communion. These people are exhausting and have no idea how unchristian they come off being.

[Anonymous]

It’s like people who go to college forever and never work. People that just go to mass and “do everything right” through rituals but don’t live the faith in anyway relating to others more positively are like continual Christian students rather than mature Christian adults.

[Anonymous]

To me focusing on and judging others when receiving communion is the opposite of the state of grace intended for that moment