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Originally posted by irishpipes
The people in the Church have changed, the doctrines have not.
Also, your inability to receive the Eucharist is not to exclude you. It isn't because you are unworthy - just spiritually unprepared. In fact, many, many Catholics are not "eligible" to receive the Eucharist. Catholics must be in a state of grace in order to receive the Eucharist. Many Catholics are not and therefore should not receive. Non-Catholics cannot be in this state of grace.
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Ah... yes - hence the part of the Catholic Mass were the parishoners intone: "Say the word and I am healed" in reference to recieving the Eurcharist... though a lttteral Latin translation might be best: "Say unto me your word, and I shall be made whole/pristine again". Which in the Catholic doctrine means that you may recieve the sacrament of the Eucharist if the only sins you have currently "unforgiven" are venial ones (ie. minor and not mortal).