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Can a non Catholic drink the bread and the wine?
If you are referring to non Catholics receiving communion in a Catholic Church, the answer is no. Communion means an acceptance and belief in a religion and to receive Communion you do not accept would be hypocritical as well as blasphemous.
Why you must accept holy communion?
Because its part of the catholic religion.
Can a Church of Ireland receive communion in the Roman Catholic church?
I take it that you mean if a member of the Church of Ireland receive Communion in the Catholic Church. Well the Church of Ireland is an branch of the Anglican Church and thereby not in union with the Bishop of Rome, so no, a member of the Church of Ireland cannot receive Communion in the Catholic Church. To receive Communion in the Catholic Church, you are to be Catholic united to Rome and accept the doctrine of transubstantiation in the Eucharist. Now if you are a member of the Catholic Church in the country of Ireland, yes you are allowed to because you are Catholic in that sense, but again, an Anglican member of the Church of Ireland cannot receive Communion unless they convert to Catholicism and accept all teachings taught by the Magisterium concerning the Eucharist..Catholic Answer.It's just Catholic, not Roman Catholic. Roman is an epithet first commonly used in England after the protestant revolt to describe the Catholic Church. It is never used by the official Catholic Church. Short answer: No, the Church of Ireland is a protestant Church, and is most definitely not in "Communion" with the Catholic Church. The only way that an Anglican (member of the Church of Ireland) may receive Holy Communion in a Catholic Church is to convert. Pope Benedict issued a Motu Proprio several years ago, which allows Anglicans to convert to the Catholic Church and retain their own usages in the Latin Rite, it is call the Anglican usage, see link below.
Can catholics partake in the bread and wine in the Methodist church?
No, a Methodist may not 'receive' (proper term) Communion in a Catholic Church. In doing so, they are making a symbolic gesture that they accept Catholicism and the True Presence in the Eucharist. If they do accept these, they still need to go through the proper procedure to officially become a Catholic.
Can a Christian who is not baptized take communion?
It is not advised to receive Communion in a Catholic Church unless you are Catholic. The code of canon law allows for emergency situations when a Catholic priest can administer Communion to a non-Catholic, however, the non-Catholic would have to believe the Catholic doctrines concerning the Eucharist and so such emergency situations are practically restricted to the Orthodox. Euristic Communion in the Catholic Church implies one believes in the Catholic Faith, its sacrarisments, doctrines and the person is free from sin. As a Catholic we should not be offended by someone elses uneducated decision to take communion, instead we could try to explain to our fellow Christians what their taking of communion in the Catholic Church is stating. You do belong by Baptism to Christ, and you do have a relationship to His Church through Baptism. However, in Catholic belief Baptism does not permit one to receive the Eucharist. If you do receive communion in a Catholic Mass you are saying that you believe Catholic Truth, accept Catholic unity, accept Catholic doctrine and belong to the sacramental unity - without that being the case your "communion" taken in a Catholic Church is not a true "communion" per the Catholic beliefs. When you are taking communion in the Catholic church you are affirming in good conscience that you accept Catholic teaching, and you discern the Real Presence as Catholics hold it to be. Catholics have an educational process call catechism, our children can not take communion until they in essence "graduate" from that educational process having learned about the Catholic sacraments and our beliefs. Adults who wish to become Catholic must also complete educational classes, called RCIA and when they "graduate", mature in the Catholic beliefs (fully understand what they are affirming) they receive their first communion during Easter mass. Meanwhile the Catholic Church welcomes our children, visitors, other Christians, and Adult RCIA participants to participate in the communion portion of the mass through receiving a blessing for their Christian faith. This is accomplished by the person crossing their arms by placing your hands on the opposite shoulders. Eucharistic Ministers (those who pass out the communion) know by this process that a blessing is given in lue of the Holy communion Eucaristic sacrament. FYI- Catholics believe in seven Sacraments , each has it own spiritual commitment and significants "An outward sign instituted By Christ to give Grace, Christs loving gift of himself to his Church". They are: Baptism, Confirmation, Euchstist, Marriage, Reconciliation, Annoiting of the Sick and Holy Orders. "Through ones Catecumenal Journey we can fully appreciate his gifts when we understand the true nature of the sacraments " Peace to All.
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accept the Catholic religion
Can a Catholic accept communion at a Presbyterian church?
Under no circumstances or for any reason should a Catholic even pretend to participate in a Presbyterian "Communion service". To do so is to imply a) that you believe as they do, and b) that you are in communion with them. Nothing could be further from the truth. If you do not understand what is involved in Holy Communion in a Catholic Church as opposed to a Presbyterian, I would recommend that you make an appointment with your priest and have a good, long chat with him, the sooner the better!
Can a non-Catholic receive Holy Communion at a Catholic service?
Generally, the answer is no. However, certain circumstances may allow for it. 1) Roman Catholics who do not have access to a Roman Catholic Mass may receive communion from Orthodox churches. However, most Orthodox churches have rules that they can not give Roman Catholics communion. 2) In danger of death, a Roman Catholic can receive communion from another church with valid sacraments, for example, any of the Orthodox churches. 3)Roman Catholics can not receive communion while attending Protestant religious services.generally no, since they have not been baptized in the faith of that particular Christian group.
Would Jesus have withheld communion from anyone who believed in him I do not understand why I as a Christian cannot receive communion in the Catholic Church?
From my understanding, you are not a Catholic , but a Christian who belongs to a different denomination. As you are not a Catholic, the Church does not allow you to receive Holy Communion because 1) you are not Catholic, 2) you don't accept or don't understand the Catholic doctrine of transubstantiation which declares that the bread and wine is consecrated by the Holy Spirit through the priest into the Body and Blood of Christ and 3) you probably don't believe that the bread and wine are truly the Body and Blood of Christ and see them only as symbols.This is all based on assumptions from your question. I'm not trying to make any judgment on your character.The Catholic Church teaches that in order to receive Communion in the Church, you must be a practicing Catholic and accept the doctrine of transubstantiation and fully believe with no reservations that the Bread and Wine truly becomes the Body and Blood of Christ and know that is not symbolic. This is what the Church teaches. It may be said (or it is said) that the Catholic Church practices what is called "closed communion" which means only members of the Catholic Church may receive Communion precisely for the reasons I stated above.Yes, Jesus welcomes all, but in the Catholic Church we believe that Communion is not symbolic. If you want to receive Communion in the Catholic Church than you must be Catholic. Receiving Communion is much more than a emotional experience and the fact of believing in Jesus so therefore every Christian should be allowed to partake, but the reason is that Communion is receiving and communing Christ Himself during the Mass. It's not to be mean, but this is the Truth.Catholic AnswerAll of the above answer is very good. Please note, that the Church desperately wants everybody to be in communion with Her (as the Church is the Body of Christ (see Colossians 1:15-2:3, especially verses 18 and 24 and Acts 9:1-5)) and by definition anyone who is a believing Christian who has been validly baptized and believes in the Nicene Creed in its traditional interpretation is part of the Body of Christ, howbeit imperfectly, if they are not a full member of the Catholic Church. The verse which determines "closed communion" is from St. Paul's first letter to the Corinthians 11:29 "For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh judgment to himself, not discerning the body of the Lord." Even Catholics should not be going to Holy Communion if they have not been to confession recently and are in a state of sin. However, all is not lost, as I say, that Church desperately wants everyone to receive the Body and Blood of Our Blessed Lord, and to this end starts RCIA classes each August for people who are curious and want to know more about the church. Call the local Catholic Church, speak to the priest, inform him of your interest in receiving Holy Communion, and talk to him about joining the next RCIA class.
Would America's founding Fathers accept Islam as a religion?
They wouldn't. They didn't accept other religions as far as Christianity / Catholic.
What are some characteristics of the Anglican church?
Anglicans do not recognise the Pope as the Head of the Church. Most do not accept the transubstantiation of the bread and wine at the mass (Holy Communion) into the actual body and blood of Christ, but regard them as symbolic instead. Anglicans on the whole do not pray to saints, do not regard the Virgin Mary with the same veneration as Catholics, do not require their priests to be celibate, do not believe in the non-scriptural ideas of purgatory or limbo. In the Anglican Church, any visitor who would normally receive Holy Communion in a different church (whether or not it is Anglican, Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, URC or whatever) are welcome to receive the bread and wine in an Anglican church. In a Catholic Church, one must be a Catholic if one is to be invited to receive. In an Anglican church all receive the bread and wine; in a Catholic Church only the bread is normally received by the members of the congregation.
What do you have to do to get into the Catholic church?
Must accept God and do his will. Catholics in order to be good ones should follow the tennants of the Faith. That is, the basic teachings: belief in Jesus Christ's life, death and resurrection; believe in the Holy Eurcharist, the sacraments, etc.
