'but are you saying that CHRISTIANS cannot take communion in a "Catholic" (Christian) church'
Why would any Christian who is not Catholic WANT to take communion in a Catholic Church?
Catholics can take communion in Protestant churches.
I read the (many) replies and appreciate that (Catholics ?) took the time to answer. As to the question about taking communion, it is a CHRISTIAN action, not a Catholic one. All Christian churches believe that it is the Body of Christ. Why do you write as though Catholics have the goods on that more than anyone else? Do you think the rest of us Christians just look at Communion as a snack during the service? It seems so very haughty.
For a Christian church to deny Christian visitors communion is indefensible IMO. I lived in a place where I had no option but a Catholic church, so I should be denied communion because I was only a "Christian"? I have often heard people describe some believers as "Catholic" - not Christian - I can now begin to understand why.
FWIW, the rest of us "lowly" Protestants, Baptists, Episcopalians (Christians) etc. seem to get along fine. I cannot conceive of the elitism and discourteousness of telling a CHRISTIAN in my church that they were not welcome. While the replies to me have been fairly courteous, no doubt some Catholic poster here probably believes we non-Catholics shouldn't even be allowed to comment on this "private" thread...