Tag: Intercommunion
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Don’t Be Too Roman!
What the Ecumenical Directory says about Catholics’ behavior when they join a service of another church.
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Swiss Vicar General Warns of Massive Ecumenical Setback
“Through the bonds of baptism, all are members of the one Church of Jesus Christ. At the Table of the Lord, at least in confessionally mixed marriages, this unity should not continue to lead down separate paths.”
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Under Pressure, Swiss Catholic Priests Reject Ecumenical Eucharistic Celebration
Tomorrow the Catholic bishops of Basel, Chur, and St. Gall will meet in Rome with the prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Archbishop Gerhard Müller.
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Religion and reconciliation in Bosnia
This Protestant man doesn’t receive Communion in the Catholic Church – except when a Bosnian Franciscan priest offers it.
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The Heartache and the Hope
An Evangelical pastor attends a simple, dignified monastic liturgy, and looks forward to the day when all will be one.
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Lutheran leader seeks Communion agreement with pope
The president of the Lutheran World Federation is calling on Lutherans and Catholics to issue a common statement on Holy Communion to mark the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation in 2017. “Eucharistic hospitality” means that Catholics would be able to receive Communion at Lutheran worship services, and Lutherans would be able to do the…
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Holy regret on intercommunion
Cardinal Walter Kasper, who just retired as president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, said his biggest regret is that he did not achieve an agreement on a common Communion with Protestants.