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What did the priest say that's so terrible? He wasn't discouraging them from receiving communion; only saying that if they haven't come in a while, they need to go to confession first. If that's "offensive" to some people, I don't know what to tell them.Sounds like those priests read the book, "How NOT to Win Friends and Influence People." What a way to insure that those Christmas and Easter Catholics wouldn't be back until the following holiday--if then.
"You've missed Mass tons of times, that's great! I won't do my job in reminding you to receive communion in a state of grace; go ahead and receive it anyway, everything will be just fine!" Ugh.On Christmas and Easter (and occasions like First Communions and weddings) I have heard priests say, "If you haven't been to church in a long time, we are so happy you are here. The choir has been practicing for months. The Altar Society ladies have been decorating the Church all week. We are happy to see you all!"
Um, I'm sorry her conscience is so fragile?I have witnessed a family member at my son's first Communion (married outside the Church) burst into tears of joy because she felt so welcomed, and felt her burdens eased.
It might well protect their souls though, which I think is the more imperative concern.In the short term, you might think that lectures and scoldings are protecting the Eucharist from sacrilege. But lectures and scoldings never brought people into Church...
Life is pain. They know what they're doing and they know they shouldn't be doing it. Should the priest lie about that and tell them they can receive communion no matter what they've done? How is that good for their souls???You may not know how much courage or effort it took to get those lapsed Catholics through the door to that point of grace--only to get rebuffed again by the UNevangelists.
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