What can I expect here?

[Anonymous]

20:37 again. Sorry I misspoke. To clarify, the marriage described is a sacramental one but not a valid one.

[Anonymous]

Well Monica's husband did convert eventually. But I am pretty sure she received communion in the meantime...

[Anonymous]

I'm hoping he won't like being treated like a second class citizen and will go to the Lutheran church with his family or just stay home on Sunday mornings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

It is common practice for the priest to remind the people in the pews that only "catholics in good standing" are welcome at the communion rail. I've heard it frequently at funerals and weddings where they have reason to think lapsed Catholics and clueless protestants will try to take a helping of the transubstantiated body and blood of Christ, not caring about or realizing what a great transgression it is to the faithful.

I'm sorry, but what? It's the Lord's table, not yours, not the priests, not the Roman Catholic Church's.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

It is common practice for the priest to remind the people in the pews that only "catholics in good standing" are welcome at the communion rail. I've heard it frequently at funerals and weddings where they have reason to think lapsed Catholics and clueless protestants will try to take a helping of the transubstantiated body and blood of Christ, not caring about or realizing what a great transgression it is to the faithful.

I'm sorry, but what? It's the Lord's table, not yours, not the priests, not the Roman Catholic Church's.

who who speaks for the Lord, you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

It is common practice for the priest to remind the people in the pews that only "catholics in good standing" are welcome at the communion rail. I've heard it frequently at funerals and weddings where they have reason to think lapsed Catholics and clueless protestants will try to take a helping of the transubstantiated body and blood of Christ, not caring about or realizing what a great transgression it is to the faithful.

I'm sorry, but what? It's the Lord's table, not yours, not the priests, not the Roman Catholic Church's.

Did you not know this about Catholic communion?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

It is common practice for the priest to remind the people in the pews that only "catholics in good standing" are welcome at the communion rail. I've heard it frequently at funerals and weddings where they have reason to think lapsed Catholics and clueless protestants will try to take a helping of the transubstantiated body and blood of Christ, not caring about or realizing what a great transgression it is to the faithful.

I'm sorry, but what? It's the Lord's table, not yours, not the priests, not the Roman Catholic Church's.

Did you not know this about Catholic communion?

Think of it like salvation which is available to all who accept Christ as their saviour. Holy communion is available to all Catholics in good standing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

It is common practice for the priest to remind the people in the pews that only "catholics in good standing" are welcome at the communion rail. I've heard it frequently at funerals and weddings where they have reason to think lapsed Catholics and clueless protestants will try to take a helping of the transubstantiated body and blood of Christ, not caring about or realizing what a great transgression it is to the faithful.

I'm sorry, but what? It's the Lord's table, not yours, not the priests, not the Roman Catholic Church's.

who who speaks for the Lord, you?

You are the reason I'm glad I'm now in a non-denominational Christian church. I grew up and attended Catholic schools. Terrified as a child that I would go to hell for taking a bite of hot dog on (no meat) Fridays. Totally beside myself that my parents might divorce after a verbal fight and go to hell.

By the time I got to college, I'd had enough. Happy where I am now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

It is common practice for the priest to remind the people in the pews that only "catholics in good standing" are welcome at the communion rail. I've heard it frequently at funerals and weddings where they have reason to think lapsed Catholics and clueless protestants will try to take a helping of the transubstantiated body and blood of Christ, not caring about or realizing what a great transgression it is to the faithful.

I'm sorry, but what? It's the Lord's table, not yours, not the priests, not the Roman Catholic Church's.

who who speaks for the Lord, you?

You are the reason I'm glad I'm now in a non-denominational Christian church. I grew up and attended Catholic schools. Terrified as a child that I would go to hell for taking a bite of hot dog on (no meat) Fridays. Totally beside myself that my parents might divorce after a verbal fight and go to hell.

By the time I got to college, I'd had enough. Happy where I am now.

pp here -- Sorry about your trauma with the Catholic church. I left the Catholic church and deduced that no church speaks for the Lord, if there even is a Lord. Catholics don't have the ultimate answer and neither do non-denominationals, but Catholics do have rules which have been cited here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

It is common practice for the priest to remind the people in the pews that only "catholics in good standing" are welcome at the communion rail. I've heard it frequently at funerals and weddings where they have reason to think lapsed Catholics and clueless protestants will try to take a helping of the transubstantiated body and blood of Christ, not caring about or realizing what a great transgression it is to the faithful.

I'm sorry, but what? It's the Lord's table, not yours, not the priests, not the Roman Catholic Church's.

who who speaks for the Lord, you?

Well, the Bible and Holy Spirit. And the Bible says to take communion.

Thankfully I attend a church where all baptized Christians are welcome. As scripture says.

[Anonymous]

The bible says a lot of things that Christians don't pay any attention to. And as anyone who has studied the Bible knows, it was not written by god and is filled with inconsistencies and translation errors.

It's a fine old book that has survived for centuries and has had a huge influence on people where it has been taught, but it's not an ultimate rule book -- nothing is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The bible says a lot of things that Christians don't pay any attention to. And as anyone who has studied the Bible knows, it was not written by god and is filled with inconsistencies and translation errors.

It's a fine old book that has survived for centuries and has had a huge influence on people where it has been taught, but it's not an ultimate rule book -- nothing is.

You're really going to claim the Bible is full of errors in order to deny Protestants communion? Iive heard everything now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The bible says a lot of things that Christians don't pay any attention to. And as anyone who has studied the Bible knows, it was not written by god and is filled with inconsistencies and translation errors.

It's a fine old book that has survived for centuries and has had a huge influence on people where it has been taught, but it's not an ultimate rule book -- nothing is.

You're really going to claim the Bible is full of errors in order to deny Protestants communion? Iive heard everything now.

Protestants can do whatever they want -- and have been for centuries -- breaking off into many different denominations and now nondenominational.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The bible says a lot of things that Christians don't pay any attention to. And as anyone who has studied the Bible knows, it was not written by god and is filled with inconsistencies and translation errors.

It's a fine old book that has survived for centuries and has had a huge influence on people where it has been taught, but it's not an ultimate rule book -- nothing is.

You're really going to claim the Bible is full of errors in order to deny Protestants communion? Iive heard everything now.

The errors in the Bible are not related to Protestant communion -- or to Catholic communion for that matter. Neither Protestantism or Catholicism had been invented during the centuries when the bible was being written

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

It is common practice for the priest to remind the people in the pews that only "catholics in good standing" are welcome at the communion rail. I've heard it frequently at funerals and weddings where they have reason to think lapsed Catholics and clueless protestants will try to take a helping of the transubstantiated body and blood of Christ, not caring about or realizing what a great transgression it is to the faithful.

I'm sorry, but what? It's the Lord's table, not yours, not the priests, not the Roman Catholic Church's.

Did you not know this about Catholic communion?

I know it, and disregard it. Communion is the birthright of the baptized believer.