Would a Roman Catholic priest allow communion to a person on their death bed without benefit of baptism if requested?
Need they believe that "the cup of blessing which we bless, is the communion of the blood of Christ?"
If you mean the literal blood of Christ...no. For that is not what the NT teaches.
If the "Rainbow Sash" people came to your church --- the self-described gay-affirming Christian group I mentioned at #8 --- they could receive?
As probably in your church, each person has to search their heart.
My little ones wanted to participate in communion prior to their salvation. I told them they could not until they were saved.
For that matter (this is just hypothetical, since I would not want to) --- could I?
I was going to ask you the same question!
However, I have been to two RC weddings. When it came time to approach for the Eucharist, I declined.
Since Baptism is needed to receive Holy Communion, the priest would, with the person's permission, baptize him first. If you have some water handy, it can be done in literally 4 seconds (I just timed myself). He could receive all the Last Rites (Baptism, Anointing, and Communion --- this is called "Viaticum") right there on his deathbed.
Need they believe that "the cup of blessing which we bless, is the communion of the blood of Christ?"... If you mean the literal blood of Christ...no. For that is not what the NT teaches.
My NT keeps saying "is" to mean "is." This "is" My Body. This "is" My Blood. I "am" the living bread. The bread that I give "is" my flesh for the life of the world. My flesh "is" true food and My Blood "is" read drink.
If I have misinterpreted "is" to mean "is", then the Apostle Paul makes the same mistake. He recalls that Jesus said This "is" my body, and then adds that anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body, eats and drinks judgment on himself.
So, if it depends on what "is" is, what does "is" mean in your NT?
If the "Rainbow Sash" people came to your church --- As probably in your church, each person has to search their heart.
In my Church, persons "obstinately persevering in manifest grave sin are not to be admitted to holy communion." [Canon 915]. Each of those adjectives counts.
In the "Rainbow Sash" case I referred to, the sash itself made it "manifest" (outwardly shown) that they were affirming sodomy ("grave sin"). Plus, they were "obstinately persevering": they were warned that the rainbow sashes twisted Holy Cmmunion into a kind of vehicle for protest, and that they could only receive if they removed the sashes.
99.9% of the time, it is indeed left for the person approaching Holy Communion to examine their own conscience. As I mentioned before, I've only heard of people being turned away from Communion twice in my whole life, and both times it involved people who actually told the priest they wanted to receive in order to make a point about affirming Gay Wonderfulness.
Could professed Christians wearing an outward sign proclaiming Christian Gay Wonderfulness receive in your church?
My little ones wanted to participate in communion prior to their salvation. I told them they could not until they were saved.
Thanks for that answer, it's interesting. God bless your kids. In the Western Church, Communion is usually delayed until the Age of Reason (around 7) when the children can distinguish that what they are receiving is the real Body and Blood of Christ. It used to be older, but about 100 years ago, Pope Pius X lowered the age from 12 to 7.
In the Eastern Church (e.g. Byzantine Greek Catholics), equally validly, infants and tiny toddlers are brought up to receive Communion.
"However, I have been to two RC weddings. When it came time to approach for the Eucharist, I declined."
You did well. Thank you. I would show my sincere respect by doing the same in your church.