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| | Roman Catholic Church - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The Catechism of the Catholic Church, 85 states that authentic interpretation of the word of God is entrusted to the living Magisterium of the Church, namely the bishops in communion with the successor of Peter. | | | In Roman Catholic theology, the Deposit of the Faith (all the dogmas and beliefs of the Church) is expressed in two ways: the Bible and Sacred Tradition. | | | Catholics are a significant minority in Britain, where their faith underwent a revival in the 19th and early 20th Century after three centuries of relentless persecution. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Communion
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| | Principles of Ecclesial Communion |
| | Second to this most sublime form of communion, is the spiritual communion that exists between the Church or the local churches, on earth with the saints and angels in heaven. | | | Thirdly, there is the spiritual communion of the Church and churches on earth with the deceased who as of yet have not attained heavenly bliss. | | | Consequently, it is necessary to acknowledge another form of inter-ecclesial communion, that is the communion that exists between the local (and patriarchal) churches of the East and the local churches of Catholicism. |
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http://www.catholic-church.org/church-unity/e_com_e.htm
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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Communion of Saints |
| | The communion of saints is the spiritual solidarity which binds together the faithful on earth, the souls in purgatory, and the saints in heaven in the organic unity of the same mystical body under Christ its head, and in a constant interchange of supernatural offices. | | | XXV, decrees on purgatory; on the invocation, veneration, and relics of saints and of sacred images; on indulgences), is, nevertheless, dogma commonly taught and accepted in the Church. | | | the Holy Catholic Church, the Communion of Saints". |
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http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04171a.htm
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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Holy Communion |
| | Communion may be given in all churches and public, or semi-public, oratories that are not under interdict, and, according to a recent edict of the Congregation of Rites (8 May, 1907). | | | The doctrine of the Church is that Holy Communion is morally necessary for salvation, that is to say, without the graces of this sacrament it would be very difficult to resist grave temptaions and avoid grievous sin. | | | The faithful receive Communion under one kind, fermented bread being used in the Eastern, and unfermented in the Western Church, under both kinds. |
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http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07402a.htm
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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Communion Under Both Kinds |
| | Not only, therefore, is Communion under both kinds not obligatory on the faithful, but the chalice is strictly forbidden by ecclesiastical law to any but the celebrating priest. | | | Were one to insist that Christ's action in administering Holy Communion under both kinds to the Apostles at the Last Supper was intended to lay down a law for all future recipients, he should for the same reason insist that several other temporary and accidental circumstances connected with the first celebration of the Eucharist (e.g. | | | Cyprian, the practice on the part of the faithful of bringing to their homes and reserving for private Communion a portion of the Eucharistic bread, would appear to have been universal. |
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http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04175a.htm
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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist |
| | So the Catholic doctrine of Transubstantiation sets up a mighty bulwark around the dogma of the Real Presence and constitutes in itself a distinct doctrinal article, which is not involved in that of the Real Presence, though the doctrine of the Real Presence is necessarily contained in that of Transubstantiation. | | | The second food, that offered by the Heavenly Father, is the bread of heaven, which He dispenses hic et nunc to the Jews for their spiritual nourishment, inasmuch as by reason of the Incarnation He holds up His Son to them as the object of their faith. | | | After the Berengarian controversy, the Blessed Sacrament was in the eleventh and twelfth centuries elevated for the express purpose of repairing by its adoration the blasphemies of heretics and, strengthening the imperiled faith of Catholics. |
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http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05573a.htm
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| | Who Can Receive Communion? |
| | "Catholic ministers may licitly administer the sacraments of penance, Eucharist and anointing of the sick to members of the oriental churches which do not have full Communion with the Catholic Church, if they ask on their own for the sacraments and are properly disposed. | | | "Because Catholics believe that the celebration of the Eucharist is a sign of the reality of the oneness of faith, life, and worship, members of those churches with whom we are not yet fully united are ordinarily not admitted to Communion. | | | Finally, after you have received Communion, it is appropriate to stay after Mass and thank Jesus for coming to you in the Holy Eucharist. |
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http://www.catholic.com/library/Who_Can_Receive_Communion.asp
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| | How to Become a Catholic |
| | For the profession of faith, the candidate says: "I believe and profess all that the holy Catholic Church believes, teaches, and proclaims to be revealed by God." The bishop or priest then formally receives the Christian into the Church by saying, "[Name], the Lord receives you into the Catholic Church. | | | A person is brought into full communion with the Catholic Church through reception of the three sacraments of Christian initiation--baptism, confirmation, and the holy Eucharist--but the process by which one becomes a Catholic can take different forms. | | | A final case is that of Catholics who received confirmation and the Eucharist but who left the Church by a formal act, such as joining another church or denomination. |
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http://www.cin.org/users/james/files/how2.htm
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| | FAQ: John Kerry and Catholic Communion -- Beliefnet.com |
| | The Catholic Church teaches that those who "formally cooperate in evil"--that is, those who enable evil to occur, whether they do it themselves or not--are guilty of sin. | | | For example, if a Catholic were to be at odds with the Holy Father on the application of capital punishment or on the decision to wage war, he would not for that reason be considered unworthy to present himself to receive Holy Communion. | | | By partaking of it, Catholics are sharing in the "Mystical Body of Christ," an expression of the worldwide Christian community. |
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http://www.beliefnet.com/story/150/story_15005_1.html
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| | Catholic Kerry Watch |
| | To be a faithful Catholic necessarily means that one is pro-life and not pro-choice. | | | In fact, John Kerry's beliefs are antithetical to the most important of all the Catholic Church's infallible teachings on faith and morals and he therefore has automatically separated him from the Catholic community. | | | Another attempt of Church leaders to sabotage Catholic voters can be found within the worldwide "Catholic" organization of the Maryknoll Society of religious priests, including the Maryknoll Congregation of nuns, and the Maryknoll Mission Association of lay missionaries. |
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http://catholickerrywatch.blogspot.com
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| | Holy Cross Reflections -- Catholic Communion |
| | Ordinarily, Catholics do not share communion at other churches, nor do other believers share communion in Catholic churches. | | | Those baptized in other communities who make a profession of faith with us may be received into the full communion of the Catholic Church. | | | However, Catholic communion is just that, a sign of Catholic unity. |
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http://www.holycross-batavia.org/reflect/reflectat.html
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| | GetReligion: What would JPII do? Democrats fire up Catholic & Communion debate |
| | In other words: Catholics who defend the teachings of their church are in trouble at the ballot box, especially if they are Democrats. | | | I believe the Catholic Church should be questioning anyone who publicly renounces what the the Church teaches. | | | Nor can a Catholic think of delegating his Christian responsibility to others; rather, the Gospel of Jesus Christ gives him this task, so that the truth about man and the world might be proclaimed and put into action. |
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http://getreligion.typepad.com/getreligion/2004/05/what_would_the_.html
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| | International Free Catholic Communion |
| | is an independent rite of the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church and is not Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox or Protestant. | | | We practice open Communion, welcoming to the Lord’s Table all who approach it with reverence, regardless of religious affiliation. | | | We are a "Communion", a "Seraphic Order", of autonomous bishops and ecclesial communities whose hearts burn with the fiery Love of God. |
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http://www.freecatholiccommunion.org
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| | CBS News Kerry’s Communion Controversy April 7, 2004 11:05:50 |
| | “The position of the Catholic Church all along is that there is no single issue that should have you vote on a candidate,” explained David Hollenbach, a Jesuit scholar of social ethics and theories of justice at Boston College. | | | However, excluding such circumstances, Orsy called it “absurd” to ask the priest to deny a Catholic communion. | | | The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has designated a task force to study the subject. |
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http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/04/06/politics/main610547.shtml
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| | Old Catholic Church of North America |
| | "Old Catholic" is defined as those church communities that adhere to the guidelines established by the Utrecht Union of Churches while not necessarily being members of that Union.) The Apostolic lines of succession in addition to origination from the Archdiocese of Utrecht also derive from Anglican, Orthodox and Roman sources. | | | This part of the Catholic Church encourages formal and informal relations with other branches of the Church. | | | The Old Catholic Church of North America is an affirming, and welcoming Church |
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http://oldcatholicchurch.net
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| | Catholic Communion FAQ |
| | The very action of receiving Communion says that we believe it is the Body and Blood of Christ and that we share in the whole life of the Catholic Church. | | | Inviting non-Catholics (who do not hold to our same faith) to Communion can be an obstacle to one day reaching full communion by blurring the differences in belief among Christian denominations. | | | We long for the day when we will all be united in the same faith and can give expression to that unity by sharing in the Eucharist together. |
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http://www.stlouisparish.org/html/communionfaq.htm
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| | JustCatholic Directory |
| | Apologetics - The Catechism of the Catholic Church | | | The intent of this web page is to reach Catholics who either have left the faith of their youth or who are not currently living it. | | | You'll find a wealth of other relevant Catholic traditions, prayers, meditations and testimonies. |
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http://www.justcatholic.org/search.asp?func=hot&tree=0
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| | Ecumenical Catholic Communion |
| | We are a group of ecumenical catholic faith communities from across the nation, that celebrate the richness of catholic spirituality and its traditions. | | | © Copyright 2001-2004 Saint Matthew Ecumenical Old Catholic Church. | | | Questions or problems regarding this web site should be directed to Webmaster. |
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| | Friends Catholic Communion |
| | Apostolic, because we maintain continuity with the teachings of Jesus and his chosen successors. | | | We affirm our common unity with the one, holy, catholic, apostolic, ancient undivided church: | | | Catholic, because we are concerned for all humanity; we share all of the sacraments with all of the people who sincerely desire them; and we enjoy the historic continuing episcopacy. |
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http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/3350/fcc.html
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| | Boston.com / News / Local / Mass. / Kerry Marks Easter with Communion at Catholic Mass |
| | The Paulists are a Catholic religious order like the Jesuits or Dominicans. | | | Kerry and his wife Teresa attended Easter services at the Paulist Center, close to their Beacon Hill home and the church at which they generally worship. | | | Democrat John Kerry, a Roman Catholic whose abortion views led some in the church hierarchy to say they would deny him Communion, received the sacrament during Easter Mass at Boston's Paulist Center on Sunday. |
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http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2004/04/11/kerry_marks_easter_with_communion_at_catholic_mass_1081710740
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| | RNJ Resources |
| | Work of God - Jesus and Mary Catholic Church Apostolate | | | U.S. Catholic Bishops - Office for the Catechism | | | Awaken to Prayer: How to Pray as a Catholic |
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http://www.radionewjerusalem.com/New%20RNJ/resources.html
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| | Catholic Culture : Home Page (formerly PetersNet.Net) |
| | The General Synod of the Church of England voted on Monday to remove from church law the restrictions on ordaining women as bishops. | | | I mean, it really doesnât get any weirder than being a Catholic. | | | But aside from our garden variety eccentricities, there is a certain aspect to our weirdness that encourages us, but to others it may only compound our apparent strangeness: our Catholicism. |
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http://www.petersnet.net
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| | U.S. Catholic Bishops - Office for the Catechism |
| | U.S. Catholic Bishops - Office for the Catechism | | | Although the saints in heaven may intercede for us, the saints on earth are unable to intercede for those being purified. | | | it tells us that what one member of the Body of Christ does, for good or ill, profits or harms this communion. |
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http://www.nccbuscc.org/catechism/quizzes/saints.htm
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| | Catholic Discussion @ www.ezboard.com |
| | Discussion between Catholics loyal to the Magisterium and Christians of other denominations | | | Discussion between Catholics loyal to the Magisterium and Jews | | | Discussion between Non-Catholics and Catholics Loyal to the Magisterium |
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http://pub1.ezboard.com/bcatholicdiscussion
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| | Patron Saints Index |
| | Remember now the dangers and confusion and anguish that surround me and intercede for me in my needs and troubles, especially (name your intention here). | | | Efficacy of the Intercession of the Saints: Catholic Forum | | | The Role of Mary in Our Lives, as seen through this Catholic's eyes |
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http://www.2heartsnetwork.org/patronsaints.htm
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| | The Windsor Star - canada.com network |
| | A Catholic MP who was denied communion by his priest several months ago for supporting same-sex marriage legislation has yet to return to his church, and his young family has stopped attending mass altogether. | | | If you are already a registered subscriber, please log in: | | | Status: not logged in [ Login ] [ Register ] |
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| | New Catholic Dictionary: Communion, Holy |
| | The subject of Holy Communion is every baptized person not barred by law. | | | Holy Communion may be distributed in any place where Mass may be said and on every day in the year, but on Good Friday only as Viaticum and on Holy Saturday only at the Mass or immediately thereafter. | | | Among those so barred are children who have not reached the years of discretion; notoriously unworthy Catholics, even though not excommunicated; all those, who either through mental or bodily sickness cannot receive reverently. |
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http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/ncd02209.htm
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