HomeTeamFamily Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 i have a situation a friend of mine here at school is anglican....born and raised she has gone to the catholic church in town and recieved because she believes in the real presence. but she also recieves from the anglican church are both consecrations valid? why or why not? if they are, is she in the wrong in recieving from teh catholic church? im so confused.....im sure i did a terrible job explaining this, but any help would be appreciated.....ill gladly clairfy if necessary help!?!?! wacko.gif blink.gif wacko.gif blink.gif wacko.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 Only the Catholic consecration is valid, and she absolutely may not receive Communion in the Catholic Church. Anglican ordinations were valid at first, but after some time passed they abandoned belief in the Real Presence and thus ceased to intend to do what the Church does. But there's surely more to the story than that. I hope someone who's more well-versed in Church history can help me out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EcceNovaFacioOmni Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 (edited) ironmonk seemed to know a lot about the Anglicans. Too bad he's gone... Maybe you can contact him somehow. Edited February 21, 2005 by thedude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeTeamFamily Posted February 21, 2005 Author Share Posted February 21, 2005 eh i think i have it figured out....but thanks for your help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phatcatholic Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 i think [url="http://www.bringyou.to/apologetics/a34.htm"][b]this article[/b][/url] answers the question. although, through some slim chance it may be possible, since we have [i][b]no certainity[/b][/i] that: --the the priest from whom your friend receives the Eucharist was validly ordained --the form of instituting the Eucharist is valid --the intent of the "priest" is institute the very same Presence that exists in the Catholic mass ....we cannot conclude that the Eucharist your friend has received is in fact the Real Presence, rather she believes it to be so or not. the Real Presence is also hindered by the fact that the Anglican church usually avoids telling anyone how or why they believe this Presence to actually exist and b/c their members are allowed to receive it w/o even believing that a real and substantial presence exists. it all seems very shady and tenuous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeTeamFamily Posted February 21, 2005 Author Share Posted February 21, 2005 thanks buddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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