Third: Communion. And, again, I wonder at those who choose to stay in a religion that has this attitude, but that aside... Now, I don't know the ins and outs of the Catholic's policies and procedures about giving communion. But I thought communion was open to anyone Catholic. If such, it should be open to gay people, as well. To deny it would be to violate the deepest understanding of the religion, I would think. But if the Catholic church says, well, you have to confess your sins first, and then you can have communion, well, then, if you're gay and you confess that, then you should have communion, if being gay is considered a sin. Either way, give gay people communion. You give communion to every other sinner, right? Some of them are still cheating on their spouses. Some of them are still stealing from their office. Yet they get communion. Period....a woefully misinformed rant on Catholicism and Communion.
My invalid Mother-in-law would not take communion if she had missed Mass. The Priest told her not too.
She didn't stay away from the Alter because of what she was: a housebound-invalid, but because she was not right with the Church at that moment.
She didn't see communion as a right. Priests don't give it to people either way.
I respect that. I don't think Rev Cyn quite gets that.
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While I disagree with Rev. Cyn on several points, I also disagree with your mother-in-law's priest. Many parishes and dioceses have procedures for communion for the homebound, from relatives bringing communion to volunteers or priests visiting. A friend of mine was dealing with cancer and was sometime unable to attend church. The priest gave her husband a small box to take communion to her. The husband would go up to communion, and receive for himself and his wife. The priest also gave some instructions for them to pray together when the husband gave her communion.
She hadn't gone to mass. She hadn't said a confession.
I thought the Priest had it wrong too. But we had to cart her over to church to make amends.
Communion isn't a right to a Catholic. If you're not right with the Church, you don't receive it. You shouldn't go up to the rail.
Most Catholic Churchs I've attended have left that up to the person to decide. It's between you and God, but if a person is flaunting disagreement with Church Doctrine, they really don't leave the Priest much choice.
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