I remember the 50's and 60's...when you had to climb past people who were not going to Communion...suddenly everybody is in the state of sanctifying grace and eligible to receive....I think not....I never hear the question asked....are you truly eligible to receive???when was your last confession......etc....the Catholic church has a lot of problems to solve as a result of Vatican II...they, of course will do it just fine...Christ promised to be with her until the end of time.
Yes, indeed! I am shocked at the people who line up to receive communion who are obviously oblivious to their duty to be in a state of grace. But in my entire life, no priest has ever asked a recipient if they were in the state of Grace - they were on an honor system. That said, a priest should be giving out the Communion, not some suburbit mom in jeans. I refuse to receive from them.