▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 0:00 - Intro 0:19 -Protestants are not welcomed during mass? (Fr. Carlos Martins) 8:03 - The fruits of the Holy Spirit according to St. Thomas Aquinas
I'm sorry, but I don't believe this assessment is fair. Protestants DON'T believe the Eucharist is simply symbolic. I've listened to calvinists explain their attitude to the doctrine of transubstantiation and they truly DO believe the bread and wine become the physical body and blood of Jesus Christ. It's only that they regard the necessity of the individual receiving the eucharists to have faith where they differ. They believe by God's grace it all is indeed truly Christ's essence made physical for use to eat and drink, its just that they insist the one receiving them must truly believe they are his body and blood for them to be efficacious. They only disbelieve they're the body and blood just because the priest says they are alone, even though they can only become Christs body and blood by the priests actions, they also believe they can only truly become his body and blood by the christians faith also for grace to allow the eucharist to truly regenerate them from within.
Calvinists believe in consubstantiation not transubstantiation. Totally different. They also believe in predestination - we don't. Then there's the authority of the Priest acting in the place of Christ. The list is much longer. Protestants can only start making sense to Catholics when Catholics don't know their faith. 🙏😊🙏
I think one problem we have with this issue. Is that the Catholic Church is judging other Christians. The Bible is true and if one follows it not about rituals or a program church full of laws. Then your Priest will continue to judge other believers and teach hatred towards other believers which God said, Love is the greatest gift. Truth is Protestants believes the same way the priest just interpreted it differently. Sadly, I have seen more non-Catholics practice Christianity than Catholics. So, him saying they give up themselves for the eucthurist maybe they do at the time of communion but all the drinking, smoking, loud partying, not going to church on Sunday, etc, do not clarify their behavior as a Christian believer. It😢 is not about any denomination whether, you are Catholic, Baptist, and any other denomination will not get you are those who follow you will enter the kingdom of God. Acts. Chapter 1, says when the Holy Spirit comes upon you, you will be witnesses unto me, in Judge, Samaria, and the utmost parts of the earth. And if you have not confessed with your mouth, the Lord Jesus, believe Jesus died and rose from the dead you are not saved. You are just going with the motion. You are condemning other believers on your way to hell. Not to mention there is no purgatory at all that's another made up idea.
@@darlb3344There in lies the rub. As a Protestant, you sit there and correct things you can't begin to understand and yet you don't understand why it's not acceptable to us that you believe what you do, and we should somehow confirm your understanding. The Bible needs to be read and understood as a complete work, not the chapter verse arguments that has created 40,000+ denominations, each teaching something different, each incompatible with the next, each claiming to be the truth, each claiming to be guided by the Holy Spirit, none of the above being true. It's actually sacrilegious to offer the Eucharist, the body, blood, soul, and Divinity of Jesus Christ, to someone who doesn't believe. In addition, it's a violation of love or charity because one who receives unworthily heeps condemnation upon themselves. 27 Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of profaning the body and blood of the Lord. 1 Corinthians 11:27 RSV-CE As a Protestant, you have to understand that all Protestants can trace their faith history to the Catholic Church. You say your denomination is legit, but the Church you broke away from says you're not. The more time passes the further away you get. Break aways have always been a thing. 19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us; but they went out, that it might be plain that they all are not of us. 1 John 2:19 RSV-CE You came from us, but are not of us. 🙏😔🙏
Catholics are not the one that left from the get go. Fact - all other denominations were lines of the 1st that protested - the priest explains it & thats the truth. From then the judgement of the Catholic church had begun - it’s not us that judge coz the teachings says so. The priest only stated facts….truth hurts sometimes.
High Anglicans who accept all of the teachings of the Catholic church can receive also. Edit. I saw one English woman, who admitted to me that she's not Catholic, continuously receive at our Catholic local parish. I asked her.."what do you say when you receive?" She said ... "nothing". She says nothing. Yes I objected. It was a mess. The parish priest came back and said "the bishop allows Anglicans to receive". What could I say...? To add insult, she shakes the priests hand at the end of Mass when she attends...which is rarely.
@brotherandrew3393 That will be the individual's issue to worry about, not the priest. The priest would be at no fault. It's like trusting someone to tell the truth.
@@worthwhilediscussion You don´t get my point. My point is this: If it is nearly impossible to avoid Protestants or "unworthy" Catholics to receive Holy Communion this whole sermon is not rooted in reality. Reality is a mess. Let´s face it.
Straightfoward. 👏 If you do reject what Catholics believe then why would you want to join the Eucharist? The Eucharist is a sacrament. If you dont believe it is Jesus' body and blood we are partaking in, then why would you want to join? Even Catholics those who are not in a state of grace and requires confession do not take the Eucharist so why would non baptized non Catholics be allowed to partake in that. Its quite a simple concept.
Even though the Canon law has a VERY SPECIFIC stipulation about it being possible to receive Communion in a state of mortal sin until one can reach Confession, I don’t recommend for the exception to be the norm. However I am not going to put forth “my teachings” against the authority of the Church and Pope if it is clear that Protestants and those outside the Catholic Church can’t receive Communion as this is truly the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ that Jesus does not deny to anyone who has the proper disposition of heart and will to seek Him.
@@Justyouraverageguy172Like someone mentioned here, everyone is welcome to attend the mass but we have to give due respect to God and therefore Catholics who are in a state of grace are permitted to take the Eucharist. I have attended mass not taking it many times since I have not yet have had my confession at the time. It is a blessing to attend mass but it is a sacrilege to take it when one has sinned and has not yet confessed.
@@Justyouraverageguy172huh? What do you mean you will not put forth your teachings? Are you teaching? Do you mean your understanding? Your belief? I’m confused… are you Catholic or Protestant? I truly wish to understand what you are attempting to say… thank you:)❤
That may be true, but you are allowed to approach the alter during communion to receive the special blessing by crossing your arms in front of you, signifying that you won't be receiving the host. Regards, Denis Berte' USMC
"Which requires confession." Well, not exactly. For each communion you must be in the state of grace. If you are, then you do not have to go to confession prior to each communion. But if you commit a mortal sin and thus are not in the state of grace, then definitely go to confession as soon as possible and no communion until you do.
@@marvahoeckelman2539 The video is about a protestant visitor. It's safe to assume they've never been to confession so it's highly likely that they weren't in the state of grace. What you say is correct though.
That's because our souls enter in to the heavenly sanctuary where Christ's body is perpetually offered to those worthy to enter. Rev. 21:27 - nothing unclean shall enter heaven. The word “unclean” comes from the Greek word “koinon” which refers to a spiritual corruption. Even the propensity to sin is spiritually corrupt, or considered unclean, and must be purified before entering heaven. Heb. 7:24 - Jesus holds His priesthood is forever because He continues forever, so His sacrificial offering is forever. He continues to offer His body and blood to us because He is forever our High Priest. Heb. 8:2 - Jesus is a minister in the sanctuary offering up (present tense) His eternal sacrifice to the Father which is perfected in heaven. This is the same sanctuary that we enter with confidence by the blood of Jesus as written in Heb. 10:19. Rev. 1 to 22 - Jesus is described as the “Lamb” 28 times in the book of Revelation. This is because Jesus emphasizes His sacrifice in heaven and in His Holy Catholic Church. Rev. 2:17 - the spiritual manna, our Lord’s glorious body and blood, is emphasized in the heavenly feast. Rev. 3:20 - as Priest and Paschal Lamb, our Lord shares the Eucharistic meal with us to seal His New Covenant. Through the covenant of his body and blood, we are restored to the Father and become partakers of the divine nature. We enter a Catholic Church to the pews on earth as we gaze at the alter our souls behold heaven on earth. Rev. 19:9 - we are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb where we become one with Him by consuming His body and blood. This is the nuptial union of divinity and humanity. As we approach the priest to receive the most Holy Eucharist we approach the cross of the crucified Christ 2,000 years ago made present.
I was raised a Catholic. I went to catechism classes every week. I had to take classes before my first Confession to learn what it really meant. I had to take classes before my First Communion to know what it truly meant and I went to Confession before the Mass before I received my first Communion. As a teenager I took classes to prepare for my Confirmation. I went to confession and took communion during the Mass when I was Confirmed by a Cardinal. If you do not completely understand our Sacraments you have no business participating in them. As a high schooler, I attended a funeral Mass for one of the members of the school who had been killed in a auto accident. He was a Catholic and his funeral was held at a Catholic church with a full on Mass. Many other members of the student body attended the Mass. I was deeply offended when several members of the student body, who were not Catholic, took Communion. One of them was a very good friend of mine. After the Mass, I explained to him that what he did was deeply offensive to Catholics. He listened and apologized. We remain friends to this day some 40+ years later.
I love your passion but what you did was wrong. Is it your house? Is it the house of Catholics or a house of God? To think you have the right to deny His Holy Communion to anyone is not your place. If you are a Christian and turn away another of God’s children you turn away Him. God bless you.
@@againstalladsgamesDead wrong lukewarm Catholicism - if you are Catholic. It's uncaring and very harmful to the Protestant, or anyone else, to approach the Eucharist unworthily. 29 For any one who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment upon himself. 1 Corinthians 11:29 RSV-CE
I hear you but in all reality the Bishops (most) allow Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden Communion even though they regularly and willingly vote for Abortion and Gay rights...If the Bishops dont care why should I...I just keep my side of the street clean...
Did the priest not say that non Catholics shouldn’t come to communion before the mass started? This should be done for occasions when a mass is likely to be attended by non catholic, like a funeral más would be.
Protestants come quite often to Holy Mass at our Catholic church, usually at funerals of Catholics who had protestant friends or relatives. They are always very well behaved, respectful and friendly. They are always very welcome but are cautioned not to take the Holy Eucharist. I know some wonderful protestants. I don't agree with them on a number of things but I rejoice in the fact we all love Jesus.
I'm a Protestant, I know my beliefs & Catholics beliefs differ on many, many things in The Bible, I have asked questions to be told by Catholics I'm not a Christian for asking, I had Catholics as friends but when they found out I'm protestant they quickly walked away saying same, if I don't have the same beliefs as them, I'm not a Christian, not worthy being around, which from a young age (child) to now, I have trouble getting Catholics to answer questions without being told imt not a Christian or being told off. This is why so many Christians have trouble understanding Catholics. I believe if Catholics could listen, understand & answer without attacking other Christians, maybe it would be easier for us (other Christians) to understand Catholics beliefs & there wouldn't be so much trouble between religions
So sorry you have had that experience. I have never heard anyone say that to anyone ever. Hope you can find some of Fr. Ripperger's talks to help educate you on what Catholicism actually believes. God bless you. Scott Hahn's books, especially the one co written by his wife, "Rome Sweet Home" is an excellent start to find out what we believe and much of why ...@@lornacorfield8699
@@annsaunders5768 plenty of us have answered lot as questions elsewhere in the comments - she rejects our answers, doesn't engage them and goes on to attack is Catholics accusing us of playing victim when she just goes to another thread to play victim. She is upset because she was rightly called out for denying Christ being true God and true man and perpetuating the heresy of nestorianism
This is a very charitable and kind explanation for those outside the Church (and perhaps for many within the church who never received God catechesis). Up until the Protestant revolt, ALL Christians were Catholics and believed in the Lord’s true presence in the Eucharist. Some saints became martyrs to safeguard the Host. Likewise, up until Vatican II, all Catholics received Him kneeling and only on the tongue from the priest’s consecrated hands. (In fact, receiving in one’s hands is still considered a tolerated abuse.) If we truly believe in Christ’s real presence, we would do well to kneel to receive Him reverently on the tongue. 🔥 ♥️🙏🏼
Stop lying receiving on the hands is not a ‘tolerated abuse’ Firstly go read the Didache the first catechism written by the apostles in the first century that details clearly how to receive in the hand! Secondly you either believe in the power Christ gave St. Peter of binding and loosening or you don't. If you don't then you are not catholic. If you do then you have to accept the Chirch in her wisdom has deemed receiving in the hand as licit and valid
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@@irishandscottish1829The Church recognized over many centuries that kneeling and receiving Holy Eucharistic on the tongue is most reverent. Attend the Latin Mass.
@@marccrotty8447 the early church did receiving in the hand - go read the Didache. Additionally if you are actually a faithful catholic you would trust and believe in Christs promise to St. Peter and his successors that they can bind and loose on earth and it is bound and loosed in heaven so for you to idolize a liturgical practise as if it is the only way is not a traditional catholic position. Finally I would suggest you don't make assumptions regarding people online, you have no idea if I attend TLM or an eastern rite! The arrogance of people like you thinking you attending TLM is more reverent when kneeling is far from reverent in the eastern rites and to be reverent you stand (ps if you want tradition and ‘age’ you are in the wrong catholic rite) But it's telling you got offended at having church history and tradition quoted…
“Up until the Protestant revolt all Christians were Catholics.” Who is going to tell our brother here about The Great Schism, or the first 300 years of Christianity?
@@jameswardick8974 Do you think putting people to death who don't believe in the real present is OK? Also, 69% of Catholics don't believe in the real present. That is from the Pew survey. This claim that the Holy Spirit is endorsing is also questionable.
If YOU are at Mass with a non- Catholic relative or friend it is up to you to let them know they can’t receive. They can go for a blessing by crossing their arms, but they can not receive.
I started going to church last Xmas after suddenly coming across your other channel Armor of God on YT. My beliefs have been grounded since,so thank you 🙏🏾. I have two kids whom I am planning to get them baptized soon. My marriage is not blessed in the church. I go to confession twice a month, and dear Lord forgive me I have been receiving the holy eucharist, and I will need to confess this, this coming Sunday.😔 and stop receiving the eucharist until my marriage is blessed. forgive me and pray for me.
That is a wise decision, before, I confessed a few times a year but the more we fully are wired to God and our faith, we realize the need to regularly (weekly or monthly) confess tomkeep ourselves in grace and be blesssed with Eucharist. Praying for you sister in Christ ❤️
“I have no taste for corruptible food nor for the pleasures of this life. I desire the bread of God, which is the flesh of Jesus Christ, who was of the seed of David; and for drink I desire his blood, which is love incorruptible” (Letter to the Romans 7:3 [A.D. 110]) Why do we consume Christ in the Eucharist? Our Lord was the once and final Sacrifice (Hebrews 7:27) He was the Paschal Sacrifice. And the sacrifice always had to be eaten. It was eaten at the Passover meal. And that's what the Litergy is, the Passover Meal I the New Covenant.
I know of about 20 proven cases where the Host fell on the ground that was put away and later tested by scientists that didn't know, they came back as human heart tissue with trauma an living white blood cells and AB blood
Also, we protect them by not allowing them to partake because if they receive the Holy Eucharist in a state of mortal sin, the Lord’s condemnation comes upon them. The Bible says this is why so many are sick and have died. Therefore, we must be in a state of grace to be fully prepared to unite ourselves with God Himself.
@@drydizzle2954 I ask that too, because no man is without sin, catholic or not. In fact, I've seen many hypocrites receiving the host, and they are still alive and well. I wouldn't trust a penny onto them.
Gosh I hope not. I entered a Catholic Church for the first time last year and knew NOTHING about it. I didn’t even know what a Eucharist was. So when everyone lined up…I go in line too…having no clue what was happening- and I ate the Eucharist. I went home confused and decided to do some research to see what it was all about - and THEN I found out and felt horrible! I haven’t gotten sick or fallen ill though. I’ve continued going to the Catholic Church (not partaking in the Eucharist now that I know better) and I’m currently in Inquiry and will begin RCIA this fall and hopefully become Catholic on Easter of 2025. I’m sure there are many like myself who have taken the Eucharist not realizing what it is or that they are doing something wrong.
@samuellourenco1050 Death does not always mean physical death, it can mean spiritual death. Remember Adam in the Garden when he said if you are to eat of the fruit on that day you shall surly die. It means a spiritual death a separation from God.
I attended both my aunt and uncle's funerals, and they were Catholics. Prior to the Eucharist, the priest explained that only confirmed Catholics could partake. As a Protestant, I understood this, and stayed in my seat.
Amen 👏 🙏 praise God thank you dear amour of God I really appreciate your explanation 😮 as you no lm hoping to become Catholic and I am so looking forward to truly been part of something so very special and truly blessed and I'm so grateful for my beautiful Lord Jesus and his patience with me as I go through this process and I'm still ❤praying my rosary 📿 every day and I really feel deeply that this is what God wants for me and I desperately want it aswell 🙏 ❤ thanks again for been so willing to help the none Catholic Church ⛪️ family in teaching us the truth, I can't wait to update you more and more on my faith journey God's love and blessings to you all xxx
Oh how I wish I could receive Him. I just missed the RCIA when i found Jesus. Our St.Mary's church felt so authentic....its made of bricks and resembles Jesus's tomb in a way. Its a humble building in it's mightiness. It took 30+ years driving by it daily to actually stepping foot in. Before as a new ager....Catholic and my name would never be a thing....i "despised" it because i was ignorant and lost and literally had never read any scriptures etc...boy....being Gobsmacked is the most underated supernatural feeling.
Any Catholic church will have an RCIA program. Go back to St. Mary’s and let them know! It is a process, not a class, so be prepared for a journey. If what you have said is true, they you will have a powerful testimony for others! If I never meet you, I will hope to meet you in the Eucharist!
I have never heard that a particular religion is not welcome at a Catholic Church. But the Eucharist is not for everyone. Unless you have been baptized under the Catholic Church as well as first holy communion and confirmation.
Orthodox here, we have closed communion as well. It is also forbidden for us to take communion from another church, as we are then endorsing their beliefs.
Exactly. If I were to attend the Divine Liturgy in an Orthodox Church I know Christ is really present but I would acknowledge their authority to deny me communion because we don’t have a complete unity of belief.
The body, blood, soul and divinity of Our Lord is what we receive in Holy Communion. That is our faith and one who fails to believe in this precious truth and yet receives does so to his own damnation for failing to recognize the body and blood of the Lord. It is mercy towards a non-believer in the nature of this sacrament to not allow them to receive. However, anyone is welcome to come to Holy Mass where the entire life, death and resurrection of the Lord is made actually present.
True. Even Catholics who committed a mortal sin or two are not allowed to partake in the Eucharist. Those who do commit another mortal sin and need to do confession in order to become worthy to partake in the Eucharist.
You are correct that the Real Presence was the nearly universal belief of the church for 1500 years. Today Orthodox, Lutherans, Anglicans, many Reformed, and other Protestants believe in the Real Presence. It is inaccurate to imply that all (or even most) Protestants have a memorialist view. Where the rest of the church differs from the Roman Catholic church is in the doctrine of transubstantiation and that doctrine is a later development than a simple belief in the Real Presence. Sadly, too often both Protestants and Catholics do not really understand each other.
I think you do not understand the doctrine of transubstantiation. It was a way of explaining what was believed from the beginning - that Jesus is not just spiritually present when we receive Communion, he is not just THERE, but that the bread consecrated by the ordained priest speaking “in persona Christi” has actually BECOME and remains his body in a sacramental way. What still has the appearance, taste, texture of bread is no longer bread but the substance is the flesh and blood of the living, risen, Jesus himself, God and man. We actually adore him under the appearance of bread. The Eucharist which is not consumed is reserved in the tabernacle to be taken to the sick or dying or to be kept to be received at a later Mass. And It is adored there within the tabernacle. This is not the belief of Protestants even when they believe Jesus is spiritually present at the moment of communion. This change can only be effected by the Holy Spirit acting through the ordained priest. I am acquainted with some Protestants who truly believe that when they received communion in their church they are receiving Jesus. When I asked them what they do with the leftovers a Presbyterian deacon told me she poured the wine under the rose bushes and buried the bread in the garden giving it back to the earth. For a Catholic to do this would be unthinkable, a terrible blasphemy. I hope this helps you to understand a little better the difference between us.
@@clairestevens3194 I DO understand transubstantiation - just as you describe. What I find in scripture is an account in which many Protestants (myself included) and the Orthodox find support for a belief in the Real Presence. I also find, in the same account, reasons to think that Jesus was speaking metaphorically. What I DON'T find is lightweight memorialist view or an elaborate theology and ritual explaining in minute detail what Jesus seems to have left in mystery. Perhaps you don't understand the historical doctrine of the Real Presence without reference to the later development of Transubstantiation.
@@richardsmith2289 I said that the doctrine is an attempt to explain in words what was already believed, that the bread itself sacramentally becomes and REMAINS Christ’s body. I know Eastern Catholics believe this (although they don’t analyze the Mystery, I suspect Orthodox also do. I dont know of Protestants who do. The ones I know believe that Jesus is really present in some way when they receive communion but they dont believe in his continued presence under the species of bread. They, except for orthodox,don’t believe that a VALIDLY ORDAINED PRIEST is necessary to confect the sacrament. I didnt imply all Protestants have only a memorialistic view of Communion. Many have a sincere belief that Jesus is really present when they receive Communion. (I personally believe that he is spiritually present for them if they desire his presence) But it isn’t a Catholic understanding of what happens in a Catholic Mass or Divine Liturgy when the priest says the words of consecration. That’s all.
I tell ppl you can take all this worlds riches from The Church. We will always and forever will be the richest Kingdom on earth. Jesus left us the Holy Eucharist!!!! Only in the Most Holy Catholic Church!! God bless🕊💜🕊
That is nonsense. Everybody is allowed to go to mass. But not everybody is allowed to receive Holy Communion. But at least in cities there is normally no way for Catholic priests to even know who is Catholic or not during mass and therefore who is allowed to receive Holy Communion. As much as a priest is normally not able to know whether Catholic who receive Holy Communion are living in grave sin. The only way for a priest to know these things is if he does know the people very well or has a divine insight in their lives.
Well done and Kudos to you Sir. The quality and content continues to improve. I wish you had a little more time to also talk about the 'gifts' of the holy spirit in addition to the fruits. Maybe you can call on a solid catholic priest to give some insight into this. Many protestant Christians in my part of the world call themselves 'Pentecostals' and give all sorts of errant preaching on speaking in tongues, prophesies and all other theatricals to impress and enthrall their congregation.
@chimwike1 I second this. There is so much to learn about Catholic virtues as well as the gifts of the Holy Spirit. As I had my confession, aside from the penance, the priest told me to reflect on the gifts of the Holy Spirit and apply it to daily life so as to avoid sinning.
A lovely explanation! I once told a Catholic revert who asked me about this question that when we say Amen, we are saying that in conjunction with the rest of the congregation, that this is the body, blood, soul, and divinity of Jesus Christ. If someone does not believe that, they are guilty of blasphemy.
I also have my Bible and I read and learn It. I also have the Holy Spirit. Altough, I need the EUCHARIST to Have life inside me (John chapter 6), Altough I need my Church to learn more and more about my Faith and get closer to JESUS CHRIST.
Not just 'Roman' errors. The Coptics are wrong, the Armenians are wrong, the Antiochs are wrong, the Assyrians are wrong, the Greeks are wrong. All of the ancient churches that have been around for 2000 years are wrong on this issue, but fear not! The Baptists/Calvanists/Jim Bob's Christian Sales Convention churches are right. Right...
Thank you, father. I just heard a priest preach last Sunday about how, "It's only about Jesus" when it comes to being one in faith. So he basically threw all his congregation under the bus when he was giving examples of non-Catholics being one with the Church.....very bad teachings by some of our priests but not the priest in this video. We need more like him.
This is why you cant have communion as a protestant. Jesus is our paschal lamb. (1 Corinthians 5:7) Exodus 12 _43 And the LORD said to Moses and Aaron, “This is the statute of the Passover: no foreigner shall eat of it, 44 but every slave that is bought for money may eat of it after you have circumcised him. 45 No foreigner or hired worker may eat of it. 46 It shall be eaten in one house; you shall not take any of the flesh outside the house, and you shall not break any of its bones. 47 All the congregation of Israel shall keep it. 48 If a stranger shall sojourn with you and would keep the Passover to the LORD, let all his males be circumcised. Then he may come near and keep it; he shall be as a native of the land. But no uncircumcised person shall eat of it. 49 There shall be one law for the native and for the stranger who sojourns among you.”_ You must be in communion with the catholic church in order to receive that paschal lamb in the Eucharist. Just as a foreigner couldn't eat the passover lamb in the old covenant, a foreigner can't eat the Eucharist either in the new covenant.
I have received communion at a Roman Catholic Church so that I could be there for my Brother in law. My nephews are both Catholic and Methodist with no issues. God Bless.
I heard this same teaching on another channel, except it was an Orthodox priest explaining that Catholics are not welcome to receive the Eucharist in Orthodox churches.
The only question I ask and I totally believe every word you have said, why is the Pope so far off the mark now as I do not believe in him much anymore. I am sad about it but I believe in God not man!
@@marccrotty8447 The Catholic church should NEVER have a 'Bad' pope if he is following the dictates of Jesus! But lawd, most of the popes have been almost demonic!
i agree with what he said. i think everyone should be welcomed to attend the mass, but only catholics having taken first communion should take Eucharist. this would allow atheist, protestants to come and see for themselves- dr. Scott Hahn gradually had a conversation as he attended mass and saw how it related to scripture.
Only God knows the hearts of men... “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it." Matthew 7:13-14
I'm 50, I went to catholic grade and high school. I haven't been to confession in 35 years or more. At my Father's funeral , 60 plus in the church. 77% or got up for communion. Only about 12 people really go to mass on a regular basis. I thought the church was going to be hit by lightning. No, I didn't get up to take the eucharist.
When I am at Mass I watch those receiving communion to make sure it goes into their mouths. I have sent several that haven’t and either told them to give it to me or I tell the Priest.
That was so inspiring! Thanks. No Holy Communion without the sacrament of confession that puts us in a state of grace. Protestants don't go to confession with a Catholic priest.
I grew up in an Anglican church where the priest believed the same thing, that the eucharist was not symbolic but that actual body and blood. The difference was that when receiving communion, the congregation received it in both kinds as Christ told us to do. My question is, why in the Roman catholic eucharist, the people receive it in only one kind while only the priest consumes both?
The Eucharist must be consecrated under both forms, however, we receive the risen Lord completely, his body and blood, under either form. In some places Catholics receive under both forms: Eastern rite Catholics always do. There are many reasons I have heard for this change in the Western church, some theological and some practical. So I don’t know which it was. In my diocese the Eucharist may be offered to the faithful under both forms but it is not required by each parish, an effect of the hysteria over Covid.
In the Bible is a verse that is " Judge not lest ye be gudged. If you are serious about your faith you will offer to educate others , rather than push them away.
This has to be the most often misquoted scripture in ALL of the Bible! Ha ha ha What it REALLY says is: HOW you judge others is HOW you will be judged. It is IMPOSSIBLE for humans NOT judge anyone! You are judging others simply by quoting the scripture to people, are you not? Why even mention it, unless you are taking a dim view of someone. How about you pull the PLANK out of YOUR eye before you worry about the speck in someone else's eye, please ( Matthew 7:3-5)
I don’t understand why any non-Catholics are upset or offended about not being welcome to take communion. I’m not Catholic so I have no interest in even entering a Catholic Church - and I don’t understand why any other non-Catholics would want to either. It’s just silly to be offended - different people have different beliefs - that’s a good thing, not a bad thing.
I'm not sure what segment of Protestantism he is referring to, but most Protestants do not believe the Eucharist is merely symbolic. In the eyes of God, we are partaking of Christ's flesh and blood and becoming one with Christ. It is a covenant meal. We just don't believe that the bread and wine transmute into actual flesh and blood.
I am a Protestant and I appreciate this. This is being serious about your faith. I would not want to try and participate in a Roman Mass because we just differ as to what is happening here. Pretty simple.
There are so many Catholics who receive in a state of sin. How many go to confession even once a month? I just see the same people over and over. 2/3rds of the church I attend do not regularly go to confession....and maybe another 20 go at Christmas or Easter.
The Mass is separated in two main part 1st the liturgy of the word Aka “Cathecumenial mass” and the second part is the liturgy of the body of Christ. So in the past unbaptised person and “uncatholics” were only allowed to attend the 1st part bcs to attend the liturgy of holy body of Christ you must be “invited” so be baptised… The question now is: what about those baptised persons bcs they are but don’t share the right belief ?
Why would a truly born again Christian ask to partake in a pagan ritual ? I don't believe ANY protestant would wish to be unequally yoked. Once the true gospel is revealed its impossible that they would seek a wafer over true communion with the Lord, unless they were never born again. Just saying as an ex cradle catholic
@@marccrotty8447 🤣🤣I know roman catholic doctrine ,thats why I no longer go to the roman catholic mass. Read your bible if you have one. It is 2000 years old and is unchanged, whereas cathoilc doctrine has changed soooo much. sometimes from pope to pope. Thats why roman catholism is apostate.
Absolutely.. Theologically, canonically correct. A few warnings may be required. Sadly some or even many Catholics do not believe in the Divine presence in the Eucharist and many Protestants actually do believe it, certainly in high protestant churches. People are not always confined in beliefs even dogma to what they believe or act upon. Hence the Vatican itself is aware that decree is not always the most successful teaching tool at its disposable...Then there is the problem caused by saints like Padre Pio who often gave Holy Communion to other Christians and even non Christians...stating the line I HAVE. PERMISSION...implying his benediction came from sources even higher than the church on earth. It is complicated..but generally the video is correct.
Many, many protestant churches do NOT practice closed communion though. So you would have to know the denomination of the person first, whether that denomination is a closed Communion or Open-Communion church.
POPE BENEDICT XVI: “The tendency toward jealousy can exist within the Church when Catholics resent holiness and goodness being attained by non-Catholics. Instead we should all be able to always appreciate and respect each other, praising the Lord when he acts in the Church and in the world.”
In the same way most of Israel rejected Christ as their Messiah, the Roman Catholic Church has rejected “grace through faith and not by works.” (Ephesians 2:8) You may participate in the sacraments, but do you know Christ? Otherwise He will say , “Depart from me for I never knew you.” (Matthew 7:21-23)
No outsider can take part in a Jewish ceremonies unless they are circumcized into the Old Covenant. If a Protestant is not Baptised into the Church, they cannot take part in the Eucharist.
You also need to do confession and pray a lot, otherwise if you are in state of mortal sin....you will be eating your own damnation. It is the same as the promise of eternal life, you can spend eternal life in heaven or...unfortunately you can spend the like vast majority in hell. That is another reason why all those who are not Catholics cannot take the Eucharist, not only because they do not believe in what we believe, but also to prevent them from condemning themselves with their own errors. It surprises me how many people who are not Catholic and who are also Catholic blindly and mistakenly believe that the communion of the Eucharist is a "right" that they deserve just because, when it is not. This is a very common error that I notice spreads quite a bit with the ideology of progressivism and rainbow poop, there are many Catholics who believe that just because they have had their first communion it is a green card to take it just like that, and it is almost never They confess, and then insist that the rest who are not Catholic also take it.
Are you REQUIRED to sleep with your Priests, or is that just a fringe benefit? Do you sleep with him BEFORE confession, or because you confessed? Its hard to take a religion seriously any more whose losing followers because the Priests keep sleeping with everyone! Tell your priests to keep their little silk panties on, please!
The 3rd Person of the Blessed Trinity is called God the Holy Ghost. This is how He is addressed. All 3 Persons of the Blessed Trinity is a holy spirit. The Gifts of the Holy Ghost: 1. The Gift of Fear 2. The Gift of Piety. 3. The Gift of. Fortitude 4. The Gift of Understanding 6. The Gift of Counsel 7. The Gift of Wisdom Fruits of the Holy Ghost are charity, joy, peace, patience ,benignity, goodness, faith, mildness, and temperance.
May I humbly state that I find this a false premise: Lutherans heartily believe it is the Body and Blood of Christ, and all congregants consume both elements during the Meal, not just the Priests.
I guess I don't understand why someone who doesn't believe in the church would want the Holy Eucharist. I know I respect other religions and their beliefs and would never insist on violating what they believe.
