Can a Roman Catholic believer receive communion while attending the service of another faith (religion)?
A. With the exception of the Rites that are in communion with the Roman Catholic Church, ( Click here to see the list.) “under no circumstances” is it allowed for a Roman Catholic to receive communion from ministers who are not of the Roman Catholic faith. Defending the position of the Roman Catholic Church on the subject of inter-communion since December, 1997, His Eminence, Dr Desmond Connell, the Cardinal Archbishop of Dublin, stated that “under no circumstances” is it permissable for a Roman Catholic believer to receive communion from a Protestant minister. His statement, which is to be praised for openly speaking the truth in defense of the Roman Catholic faith, was based on Canon Law # 844.1. (See article 1; article 2) “Catholic ministers may lawfully administer the sacraments only to Catholic members of Christ’s faithful, who equally may lawfully receive them only from Catholic ministers.” [Can. # 844.
A. With the exception of the Rites that are in communion with the Roman Catholic Church, ( Click here to see the list.) “under no circumstances” is it allowed for a Roman Catholic to receive communion from ministers who are not of the Roman Catholic faith. Defending the position of the Roman Catholic Church on the subject of inter-communion since December, 1997, His Eminence, Dr Desmond Connell, the Cardinal Archbishop of Dublin, stated that “under no circumstances” is it permissable for a Roman Catholic believer to receive communion from a Protestant minister. His statement, which is to be praised for openly speaking the truth in defense of the Roman Catholic faith, was based on Canon Law # 844.1. (See article 1; article 2) “Catholic ministers may lawfully administer the sacraments only to Catholic members of Christ’s faithful, who equally may lawfully receive them only from Catholic ministers.” [Can.