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Originally posted by chitownxo
Catholics don't allow Protestants to take Communion because it implies a unity that technically isn't there. I was always told that the Protestants in the congregation are to pray that one day the schism will be healed.
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This is similar to what I was taught - I was also told that Protestants view the Eucharist (Communion) as a representation of what Jesus did, rather than how Catholics view it as directly receiving Jesus. I know there is a particular word for this, I think consecration - we believe that the host and wine become Jesus and he becomes a part of us, and Protestants do not. That's how I explained to GPBoy's grandmother why I did not take Communion at their church (United Methodist) and she seemed to understand it.