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Posted by Ceitlyn While differences in Protestant beliefs caused a schism in the Church, I do not believe they sould be foreced to reconcile the differences to recieve Communion-the shouls simply be willing to put the differences aside. Yes, it was wrong for the Church to separate, but Jesus also taught us to ask God to "Forgive us our trespasses AS WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO TRESSPASS AGAINST US" (ampasis added). If you remember that the Priest who gives the Eucharist is in the place of Jesus, you will also realize that Jesus would refuse no one who sought Him. He made disciples of the "worst" people in society and the religion's eyes. I truly believe that if we wish to achieve unity, refusing forgiveness by refusing Communion to other Christians is not the way to start. Instead, welcome all Christians with open arms, which provides unity in Christ even if only for a few brief moments. For cases such as remarried Catholics who are not allowed to recieve, I would like to remind you all that Jesus also said "Let he who is without sin throw the first stone." No sin is truly greater tahn any other in God's eyes, as we are all sinners attempting to live as Christ would have us live. Would he really sk us to judge the souls of others as unworthy of recieving him when they are willing? I don't believe he would. For a long time, I was afraid to speak out on this, but the Father at our school taught me something about speaking out in Mass a few weeks ago. He told us that God wants us to speak up and defend waht is just, so that is waht I am doing. On this note, I would like to end by saying that justice is attainable if we all put forth an effort, and both sides need work. I am in no way condemning the Catholic Church because I truly love it--this is just an injustice I see in the world that I would like to help change. God bless you all. +¢¾
on 11/29/2006, 7:47 pm
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I would like to begin this message by thanking the Catholic Church for putting so much emphasis on unity. I believe it is one of the most serious issues facing our world today, and I would also like to ask for your prayers that both Protestants and Catholics will be more open-minded and work to change a little for the sake of unity in Christ. As you all know, Christ taught us about love and forgiveness, and I believe these are crucial to unity. Of course, there will always be differences in opinion with Christians, but I believe we should be working to set aside the relatively unimportant differences and focusing on the very important similarities. This message is mainly a response to the closed Communion page.
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