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scraphead

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Being Protestant but feeling Catholic I want to participate in Catholic Mass. Spiritually I believe in transubstantiation in that anything is possible in that realm. Is it right for me to celebrate Mass in a Catholic chapel I have come to love?
 
I've gone to Catholic mass and I'm not Catholic. The only one who knows is you, and God (if that is your belief).

Transubstantiation is an intentional tool. Use it as you wish.
 
You're the conflicted one here, not the priest. It seems like you want to go. Go.
Harm?
 
I only queue for communion!

yeah, go for it. when I was a youngster I thought "nooooo! you can't have it if you haven't made your 1st holy communion" but if it feels right and it tastes good just do it! we had a trial run with un transubstantiated wafers too.

I don't believe too much these days but I love going up for communion when I go to mass. who can resist a bit of Jesus' body and blood!
 
Foreigners " transubstantiation is an intentional tool" implies that it's a purposeful Catholic barrier to protestants taking part in their services?
 
scraphead said:
Foreigners " transubstantiation is an intentional tool" implies that it's a purposeful Catholic barrier to protestants taking part in their services?
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No, I mean... whatever you put your intention into can transform it into something else, via mindful projection. This rock is just a rock, or I can intend that it is a shining ball of light and offer it to the gods at the foot of a tree, or I can put all my anger into it and throw it off my balcony while imagining my frustrations are going with it, or I can put it on my altar in as a sacred object. Etc etc...

An object can be everything or nothing, you decide. That's what I view transubstantiation as.
 
I'm relatively sure an all knowing and all loving entity wouldn't be so petty as to think you can only practice one religion. And if a priest cannot accept a lost soul who wanders into his Church looking for guidance, well, I think he probably needs to go back and read some more scripture.
 
My feeling:

You are a Christian.

I am a Gnostic by heart, Catholic by confirmation.


You do the maths.


:)
 
Folley said:
I'm relatively sure an all knowing and all loving entity wouldn't be so petty as to think you can only practice one religion. And if a priest cannot accept a lost soul who wanders into his Church looking for guidance, well, I think he probably needs to go back and read some more scripture.
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What does this have to do with acceptance/non acceptance? Of course a priest will (or should) accept a protestant who comes to Mass. All are welcome at Mass.

However, Holy Communion is something the church considers very special and you are not supposed to take it until after you have had your first communion. That doesn't mean some priests don't ever decide to ignore the official rules and give it to protestants and other Christians but I don't think a protestant should feel "rejected" simply because the priest decided to obey church teaching and ask that he refrain from communion.
 
It is a formality really, but it does speak about control.

The Roman/Catholic Church was/is all about it.

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I feel that if you are a Christian you are free to explore the different divisions of Christianity.

I personally just read the bible and pray first thing in the morning and in the evening.

I would like to go to Church but I am not sure which one is right for me, so I am going to try different Churches.

I am sure God would approve. I always take religion with a grain of salt as the bible has been translated through several languages and the vast majority of Gospels were destroyed unfortunately.

I believe there were between 20-30 and now only 4 remain. Recently the Gospel of Judas was discovered and the Vatican is putting it in the works to make him a saint.

So no I do not think what you want to do is Blasphemy. If you are truly concerned maybe pray on it. But I would go if it was me. If anything God would approve IMO.
 
I understand that before taking communion you confirm that you believe in the transubstantiation of the wine & bread. Is this not enough to keep everybody happy?
 
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