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The Catechism is clear: “The Eucharist is not ordered to the forgiveness of mortal sins. This is proper to the sacrament of Reconciliation” (CCC 1395). And “Anyone conscious of having committed a mortal sin must not receive the Holy Eucharist…without having first received sacramental absolution” (CCC 1457).
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When nearly every person at Mass receives Communion, is that cause for joy, or is Cardinal Ratzinger's unease the more appropriate response?