liturgies and Protestants

[John Wordsman]

I am a Roman Catholic who believes in the real presence. I am an
extraordinary minister of the Eucharist. In my training I was told of the
restrictions the church REQUESTS from people who do not believe as we do. I
was also instructed never to refuse communion to any one who requests it.
That requires a judgment which I have no right to make. I attended the
pilgrims Mass at the Cathedral with three Episcopal friends. Two of them
received communion one did not. I discussed this with the one who did not
receive and he explained that he did not share the catholic view of
communion and did not think it was polite to receive under those
circumstances. We lamented the fact that we did not have common beliefs but
we are close friends in spite of this.
L&Pjjjj


>From: pieter pannevis <p.pannevisaCHELLO.NL>
>Reply-To: Road to Santiago Pilgrimage <GOCAMINOapete.uri.edu>
>To: GOCAMINOapete.uri.edu
>Subject: Re: liturgies and Protestants
>Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 17:28:35 +0200
>
>I you're called by the good Lord to have Communion; you feel it that way to
>be on the Camino; it's HIM who's calling you !
>There would be a judgment if you did not obey HIS call.
>The most important thing is to have this vertical relation to your Creator,
>after that there is a long time nothing, sheer darkness and then there is
>the horizontal event with your fellow men...and an institution which is
>called "the church".
>
>However the "church" will never be asked what they did or did not do. But
>it
>will be you to answer that question, so follow your heart. !
>
>
>As always,
>Pieter and Trigo from Holland
>Take care !
>Ultreya !
>mailto:p.pannevisachello.nl

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