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Originally Posted by SWTXBelle
I'd be interested in knowing what you are basing your knowledge that MOST Catholics are, at any given mass, not eligible. The state of an individual's soul would be, it seems to me, difficult to know. That whole "judge not lest ye be judged" thing - yeah. Even if you are aware of someone having done something which might render him/her ineligible you do not know if they went to confession right before mass for a mortal sin, and of course there is the confession that is a part of the mass. So even if someone came to mass ineligible, he/she could confess during the mass and thus be eligible by the time came to take communion.
It is only when actions are flagrantly in violation of church teaching that priests would be in a position to deny communion. So, if the daughter was presenting herself with her partner as a romantic couple the priest wouldn't have to "spy" on her. There have been a couple of cases covered in the media recently of homosexuals working in Catholic schools who had to resign upon announcing they were marrying their partners.
eta - Is communion routinely given at Catholic funerals? I was Anglican/Episcopalian until a few years ago and haven't been to a Catholic funeral.
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The stats about how many Catholics have used birth control are pretty staggering and I think most that do use birth control aren't repentant about it. The confession during mass doesn't really count, although, personally, I count it
Is the rule against being a romantic couple or is that you can't have sex? There's a significant difference there. Engaged couples, for example, are romantic couples, but only the two people in the bedroom know if they are having sex.
Per the Catholic church, lustful thoughts are sinful and I don't think most people are truly repentant about those either. "Forgive me Father for I have sinned. I saw a man and thought 'he's hot!'" I just don't see that happening.
Yes, communion is given at funeral masses.
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