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Is that correct?  I am baptized Christian, not Catholic, but my extended family is all Catholic and I went to a Catholic university,  so I have been to many, many Catholic masses, weddings, etc.  At all the masses I attended, the priest would invite all baptized Catholics to come forward for communion. Since I am not a baptized Catholic, I sat out countless communions, sometimes as the only one remaining in the pew.  Could I have gone forward and taken communion?  Sorry for the hijack, OP.  I, too, struggled with whether to baptize my child, because I'm not particularly religious, but ended up doing so, although not in the Catholic church. [/quote]

Your Baptism is valid and recognized by the Catholic church, but, no, you could not have taken communion because you were not in a state of grace.

From the Catechism of the Catholic Church:

[i]1415 Anyone who desires to receive Christ in Eucharistic communion must be in the state of grace. Anyone aware of having sinned mortally must not receive communion without having received absolution in the sacrament of penance.[/i]

I don't know you and don't know your sins, mortal or otherwise, but it doesn't sound like you have been attending Mass or Days of Holy Obligation regularly. If you knew attendance was something you were supposed to do and still didn't attend without a reason such as personal sickness, necessary travel, etc., then this would mean you could not take communion until you had been to Confession.

Confession is not as intimidating as it seems and during Lent there are extended hours for this sacrament at Catholic churches because traditionally even if a person only goes once a year, it is for his/her Easter confession.[/quote]

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