Why Can Evangelicals and Protestants take Catholic Communion (Eucharist)?
Occasionally, an Evangelical is at a Catholic mass, perhaps for a marriage or funeral. Some feel the Catholic Church is prideful or snobby for to not allowing non-Catholics to join Communion. However, we do let some non-Catholics celebrate communion with us. Most Eastern Orthodox Christians are welcome. So it’s not about having an “exclusive club.” We would love everybody to be in a position to receive the Eucharist. (Jn 6:56) Saint Paul says: “Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of profaning the body and blood of the Lord. Let a man examine himself, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup. For any one who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment upon himself.” (1 Cor 11:27-29) We think it is quite serious to consume the Eucharist without believing (“discerning”) that it is the Body of Jesus. It is a kind of desecration. We don’t want to see people hurt themselves that way, and we don’t w
