Please show a post where anyone said the mass was closed or even inferred that nonCatholics are unwelcome at mass. Please also show any post where Eggd might have discussed this or explained that she was talking about the communion being closed to non Catholics but the rest of the mass is open to them?
The United State Conference of Catholic Bishops has published guidelines for the reception of communion in the Church. I believe I've heard the very similar wording at some wedding masses I've attended that may have non-Catholic attendees. Funny that.
For our fellow Christians We welcome our fellow Christians to this celebration of the Eucharist as our brothers and sisters. We pray that our common baptism and the action of the Holy Spirit in this Eucharist will draw us closer to one another and begin to dispel the sad divisions which separate us. We pray that these will lessen and finally disappear, in keeping with Christ's prayer for us "that they may all be one" (Jn 17:21).
Because Catholics believe that the celebration of the Eucharist is a sign of the reality of the oneness of faith, life, and worship, members of those churches with whom we are not yet fully united are ordinarily not admitted to Holy Communion. Eucharistic sharing in exceptional circumstances by other Christians requires permission according to the directives of the diocesan bishop and the provisions of canon law (canon 844 § 4). Members of the Orthodox Churches, the Assyrian Church of the East, and the Polish National Catholic Church are urged to respect the discipline of their own Churches. According to Roman Catholic discipline, the Code of Canon Law does not object to the reception of communion by Christians of these Churches (canon 844 § 3).
Our area had a big old reconciliation service a couple of years back where they had representatives from all kinds of Christian faiths there for a joint service. It was held in a Methodist church (ours) but we had everybody there. The Roman Catholic bishop allowed his people there as "observers, but not as participants." Same with the Lutherans. Everbody else had communion together There were two communion lines, one with wine, one with grape juice. Our acolytes, who are kids from 6th to 12th grade, were all excited because of the wine and really wanted to be in the wine line. Those who got assigned grape juice were a little put out, so in our plans for the day we told them that some of them would be in the "wine line" and others in the "whine line."
It's really the same as the expression "one man's meat is another man's poison". If you are familiar with and use that expression, you wouldn't be horrified and say "he just called my meat poisonous- he thinks I eat poison". It's really the exact same sentiment.
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Please show a post where anyone said the mass was closed or even inferred that nonCatholics are unwelcome at mass. Please also show any post where Eggd might have discussed this or explained that she was talking about the communion being closed to non Catholics but the rest of the mass is open to them?
Thanks.
Obligation....maybe that's what I don't understand, that use of that word in relationship to attending a church service or mass.
PumpkinAngel
Yes.
Do you think that it's not a big deal in other religions?
PumpkinAngel
The United State Conference of Catholic Bishops has published guidelines for the reception of communion in the Church. I believe I've heard the very similar wording at some wedding masses I've attended that may have non-Catholic attendees. Funny that.
http://www.usccb.org/liturgy/q&a/mass/communion.shtml
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For our fellow Christians
We welcome our fellow Christians to this celebration of the Eucharist as our brothers and sisters. We pray that our common baptism and the action of the Holy Spirit in this Eucharist will draw us closer to one another and begin to dispel the sad divisions which separate us. We pray that these will lessen and finally disappear, in keeping with Christ's prayer for us "that they may all be one" (Jn 17:21).
Because Catholics believe that the celebration of the Eucharist is a sign of the reality of the oneness of faith, life, and worship, members of those churches with whom we are not yet fully united are ordinarily not admitted to Holy Communion. Eucharistic sharing in exceptional circumstances by other Christians requires permission according to the directives of the diocesan bishop and the provisions of canon law (canon 844 § 4). Members of the Orthodox Churches, the Assyrian Church of the East, and the Polish National Catholic Church are urged to respect the discipline of their own Churches. According to Roman Catholic discipline, the Code of Canon Law does not object to the reception of communion by Christians of these Churches (canon 844 § 3).
I haven't said or implied that your experience or that of others don't count.
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