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Regensburg’s Bishop: Eucharist Is ‘the Goal,’ not a ‘Step Toward’
National Catholic Register ^
| July 18, 2018
| Edward Pentin
Posted on 07/24/2018 12:33:00 PM PDT by ebb tide
Bishop Rudolf Voderholzer is one of the seven German bishops who opposed an orientation guide published by the German bishops conference that would permit Protestant spouses of Catholics to receive Communion.
Edward Pentin
German bishops last month published an orientation guide that permits some Protestant spouses of Catholics to receive Holy Communion under certain circumstances.
More than two-thirds of German bishops conference voted in favor of the document in February (then called a pastoral handout), but it drew widespread criticism, in particular from seven German bishops. Among their chief concerns was treating this issue as a pastoral one instead of a question of the faith and unity of the Church which they said was not subject to a vote.
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TOPICS: Apologetics; Catholic; Theology; Worship
KEYWORDS: communion; francischurch; heresy; sacrilege
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posted on
07/24/2018 12:33:00 PM PDT
by
ebb tide
To: ebb tide
I’m still scratching my head as to why this is even an issue. JPII’s 1983 Code of Canon Law (i.e. the codification of the new religion, Vatican II) already allows non-Catholics to receive communion under “certain circumstances” (which was NEVER allowed prior to this codification of Vatican II). How is any of this so shocking?
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posted on
07/24/2018 12:51:55 PM PDT
by
piusv
(Pray for a return to the pre-Vatican II (Catholic) Faith)
To: piusv; ebb tide
I think the only proper circumstance would be imminent danger of death. And even then, if the person declares a "Catholic faith" in the Eucharist, he should be baptized first (it takes under 10 seconds, I timed it) --- and then given the precious Body and Blood of the Lord as Viaticum.
If he is already baptized (e.g. in a different Christian community which practices licit Baptism) and is in imminent danger of death, he should be received into the Catholic Church upon his sincere declaration of the Faith: and then, as above, Viaticum.
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posted on
07/24/2018 1:38:33 PM PDT
by
Mrs. Don-o
("He shall defend the needy, He shall save the children of the poor, and crush the oppressor.")
To: piusv
Anything to demote Jesus.
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posted on
07/24/2018 1:44:19 PM PDT
by
Slyfox
(Not my circus, not my monkeys)
To: Mrs. Don-o; ebb tide
The 1917 Code of Canon Law is clear. There are no special circumstances:
It is forbidden to administer the sacraments of the Church to heretics or schismatics, even though they err in good faith and ask for them, unless they have first renounced their errors and been reconciled with the Church.
This must happen even if they are "in imminent danger of death". Note that it just isn't a declaration of faith in the Catholic Eucharist, but the renunciation of all of their errors and a full profession of all that the Catholic Church teaches.
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posted on
07/24/2018 1:55:11 PM PDT
by
piusv
(Pray for a return to the pre-Vatican II (Catholic) Faith)
To: piusv
Right, they should be Baptized and/or, by the declaration of the true Faith, be received into the Catholic Church.
The only relevance of the "imminent death" factor is that then, it would have to be done expeditiously. No time for RCIA...
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posted on
07/24/2018 2:00:43 PM PDT
by
Mrs. Don-o
("He shall defend the needy, He shall save the children of the poor, and crush the oppressor.")
To: Mrs. Don-o
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posted on
07/24/2018 2:02:52 PM PDT
by
piusv
(Pray for a return to the pre-Vatican II (Catholic) Faith)
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