What’s wrong with taking communion if you are not catholic?

Question

I used to be catholic and was forced to go to a mass today (long story). In revenge I got communion and was going to spit it out in the toilet after mass but accidentally swallowed.

Was that wrong of me or is it wrong to force people to go to church.

Answer 1

It is wrong for adults to force other adults to go to church. Parents and minor children are a different subject.



It is also wrong to show disrespect to God by receiving Holy Communion with bad intentions.



Two wrongs do not make a right.



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At the Last Supper, Jesus said, “Take this bread. It is my body.” The he said, “Take this and drink. This is my blood. Do this in memory of me.”



Catholics believe this was the First Eucharist, that through some miracle the bread and wine actually became the body and blood of Jesus Christ.



Catholics reenact the Last Supper during every Mass, where the priest, acting in place of Christ, changes the bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus Christ.



This is a great sacrament of thanksgiving and unity of Catholics.



Anyone who does not believe in the actual presence of Christ and is not united with the Catholic faith is asked, out of respect, not to receive the Eucharist.



Catholics, out of respect for other Christian faiths, do not receive Communion in non-Catholic churches.



We pray that one day Christian unity will succeed and we will all be called to the same table.



For more information, see the Catechism of the Catholic Church, sections 1322 and following: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt2sect2chpt1art3.shtml



With love in Christ.

Answer 2

1. Taking communion is a sign of your AGREEMENT with the Catholic faith. Since you don't agree, you shouldn't take communion. All you did was make people think that you agree with the Church. It wasn't revenge at all!



2. Think of it this way. Suppose a vegetarian woman married a meat-eating guy and went to his family's house for Thanksgiving. They, of course, had a big turkey but lots of non-meat things that she could eat. Now suppose this woman wanted to get "revenge" on this family for serving turkey which is against her moral beliefs. Can you imagine how ridiculous it would be for her to say, "I'll show you! I'm going to take a mouthful of turkey and spit it out in the toilet after dinner!!" That would be utterly INSANE.



3. Your plan was just as ridiculous. Fortunately, you swallowed the Host, and Lord willing, some good will come of it.



4. I don't know what you mean by being "forced" to go to Mass, so it's hard for me to know whether or not that was wrong. If somebody held a gun to your head and threatened your life, then of course it would be wrong. If you were with family and the whole family went to church together and you are a minor, then it would not be wrong to expect you to stay with your parents for a family event.

Answer 3

You must now not take communion till you might have been each baptized as good as having been ready for what it way via an RCIA approach. It is flawed to take it if you happen to discover that earlier than baptism you're now not the blank soul that has come into Christ's forgiveness as you might be later on. The bread and wine are the frame and blood of Christ, which joins us after we consume it. Joining your unbaptized soul with the communion is then obviously now not good enough, or respectful to God. To get blessed, without difficulty comply with within the equal line as all people receiving communion however pass your palms over your chest. The priest will lay a hand on you and say a blessing, you may also answer Amen.

Answer 4

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In a Catholic Church? Non-Catholics, and Catholics not in good standing with the Church, are not supposed to take Communion at Mass.



There are many reasons for this. Not the least of which is the fact that the act of going up and receiving Holy Communion is a profession of Faith in ALL that the Catholic Church believes and practices. Non-Catholics, and Catholics not in good standing with the Church, don't qualify.



Also, most non-Catholics don't believe in the Real Presence of the Eucharist. HUGE reason not to receive. This defiles both the unworthy recipeint as well as the Eucharist itself.



The Catholic Church takes all the Holy Sacraments very seriously, especially Holy Communion.





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Oh, the melodrama - "forced" to go.





< but accidentally swallowed.>>



Can't handle the slightest "hardship" with any dignity, care you?

Spoiled as a child, were you?





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Of course you were wrong! You know that!

Answer 5

First, it is Very WRONG to accept communion, especially if you haven't gone to church or confession in a while and when you take it for revenge. Why didn't you just stay in the pew, it's not like people forced you to go to communion also, knowing you haven't gone to confession or church.

And you were going to spit out Jesus in the toilet?! That's a serious Mortal Sin, have you no respect for God?! You need to know right from wrong, (not trying to sound like a mean Catholic), but you need to respect our Lord and his Commandments and the Catechism.

Answer 6

Yes, it is wrong and disrespectful to take communion if you are not Catholic. It is even WORSE for someone to receive the sacred host and later desecrate it by spitting it in a toilet. You have my prayers.



The term communion is one among many that describes the communal or familial aspect of the Eucharist. In essence, we are declaring ourselves one with each other, one with Christ, and one in belief of everything His Church teaches when we receive the Blessed Sacrament; hence, we are a community of believers, sharing a unified belief and devotion. This is why reception of the Eucharist is closed to non-Catholics. They do not believe in the Eucharist as we do and consequently are not in communion with us. To eat the sacred bread in a state of mortal sin and/or non-belief causes grave harm to the soul of the person who received it. This is why we strongly urge non-Catholics to refrain from the Eucharist and instead join us in a spiritual communion of prayer and worship.



God bless.

Answer 7

It is horribly disgusting and ignorant to disrespect the Eucharist. It is very, very wrong to take communion unless you understand what it is and love and respect Jesus the way He deserves.



This is the same thing as wiping your rear end with the flag of the country you live in... Imagine doing that to an American flag. People died for Jesus in the same way that people died for America and for the freedom and gifts and privilige one gains from America. Doing anything less than loving to the Eucharist is disgusting and makes you a sick person.



It is not wrong for parents to take their kids to church. When and if you grow up you can decide not to go.



If a real Catholic saw you disrespecting the Eucharist that way - you have a great chance of getting your nose bloodied or worse. People do not take kindly to simpletons offending God. Think about that reality next time you come up with a 'smart idea'.

Answer 8

I must say that coming to Church or your salvation is an individual decision. I understand the scripture as for me and my house we shall serve the Lord. Is a scripture often used by parents to enforce it on their children. However, this is the entire scripture:

"But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD." Joshua 24:15



In my home my children were required to come to church as a family, as well as sitting down for dinner once a week. This is because of my belief in the scripture: Proverbs 22:26 Raise up a child that they should go and when they are older they shall not depart from it.

Ephesians 6:4 Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.



Now, as for as spitting out the communion I am about to tell you the oddest thing. You placed yourself in better standing. This is why I state that.

7 Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty concerning the body and blood of the Lord. 28 Let a person examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup. 29 For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on himself. 30 That is why many of you are weak and ill, and some have died. 31 But if we judged ourselves truly, we would not be judged. 32 But when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined so that we may not be condemned along with the world.



33 So then, my brothers, when you come together to eat, wait for one another— 34 if anyone is hungry, let him eat at home—so that when you come together it will not be for judgment. About the other things I will give directions when I come.



Also, communion is not just a catholic thing. All biblical Christians are told to do this in rememberance of Me, says Jesus.



1. If this is not coming from your heart and your relationship with Christ then it is in vien.



Lastly, because I am not Catholic and you or at least your family is I have enclosed a link that goes further into the Catholic Church Law.

Answer 9

It's wrong to be forced to go to church - unless you are 4 years old.



It is very disrespectful to use the word revenge and say you were going to spit it out.



Who is that hurting? Only yourself.



Can't judge whether making you go to church was wrong or not without knowing the story. Was it a wedding? A funeral?



But you were totally wrong in your actions. Being disrespectful is never right. These things can be handled in more mature ways than "revenge".

Answer 10

One must be in the state of Grace to receive the validly confected Body of Christ. The True Sacraments were fortunately "stolen" & substituted with the Protestant Montinian "revisions" of Matter & Form in 1968. You received the counterfeit Sacraments. Unfortunately you "intended" to commit sacrilege, so the sin is one of INTENTION. Seek the Catholic Traditional Sacraments and obtain Valid Trent absolution to achieve the path to salvation.



Traditional Catholics of Trent Sacraments at Traditionalmass.org/

Answer 11

St. Paul taught that we must discern the Body and the Blood of the Lord to receive the Eucharist. We must be prepared by faith, understanding and an examination of our conscience. This is the most holy moment for any Christian and we must be sure of our preparation as every aspect of our demeanor must be prepared to reflect the respect, solemnity and joy that are received at the reception of our Lord and Saviors real body and blood. This is the most extraordinary moment that anyone can experience on this earth. We are to be reminded of the words of the Centurion, “Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter my roof, but only say the word and my soul will be healed.”



Is it possible to have open communion with those who do not share in our belief in the real corporeal presence of Christ in the Eucharist? Could we, in fact be harming those who we allow at the Lord's Table who do not discern the Lord's Body and Blood? Would we be contributing to them bringing condemnation on themselves by sharing the Eucharist with them? Certainly, I cannot receive or participate in Protestant communion where it is only symbolic as it makes a mockery of the Sacrament established by Christ. Under what circumstance do I believe that communion is possible in good conscience? When we share the same respect and reverence in knowing, that it is the Body and Blood of the living Christ that we adore and worship before we receive, then we can share communion. What do I mean by respect and reverence?



We must be in a state of grace, one conscience of grave sin must not receive communion before the Sacrament of Reconciliation. As part of the preparation we must also fast prior to the receiving of the Eucharist. There must also be a union of doctrine and authority as the Sacrament is one of oneness with Christ and His Church, St. Paul taught that we are to be one Body and partake of one bread. This oneness includes the members of the Orthodox communities and certain Catholic communities not in full communion of authority but in agreement on doctrine. The Catholic and the Orthodox Church are to be seen as the two ”lungs” of the one Church of Christ.



Unfortunately, it is impossible for communion with those ecclesiastical communities coming out of the Reformation because they lack a valid priesthood and a means to confect the Eucharist as well as the proper understanding of the sacrament.



In Christ

Fr. Joseph

Answer 12

It's wrong to force people to go to church. If you don't believe in something then you shouldn't be forced to believe in it. That being said I would have just swallowed it, 2 calories doesn't hurt anyway.

Answer 13

Communion is not just for Catholics! Where did you get that idea?



It is wrong for people to force others to go to church or to force anything BUT it is also wrong to sit in the sanctuary and accept the bread & juice as if you were worthy to do so! May God forgive you.



God help us all

Answer 14

It is like spiritual fornication. Communion is like making love to your spouse and in this case Jesus who is supposed to be the spiritual spouse of our soul. If you are not catholic, then there is no mutual love relationship between you and Jesus.

Answer 15

Means you're just doing it for the wine and Jesus cracker.

Answer 16

Nothing.