Can unmarried couples receive communion

4) Later, speaking more generally: “The faithful who, on a regular basis, are living as a married couple with a person who is not their legitimate wife or husband, cannot receive Communion.” (n. 6) The same …
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WebThe Official Catholic Directory reported 406,908 couples married in the Catholic Church in 1974; in 1995, it reported a 25% decline to 305,385 couples. Only 53% of first cohabiting …
Web5. Can someone in an invalid marriage receive Holy Communion? If someone is in an invalid marriage then they are essentially living together without the benefit of marriage. Their …
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WebAll priests, especially those who devote much time to administering the Sacrament of Penance, are aware of just how painful it is for those who have divorced and contracted …
WebOnly Catholics should receive the Eucharist (with a few exceptions). Another name for the Eucharist is "communion," because the act of receiving it both reflects and effects the …
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Specifically, the focus is on its pastoral guidance for the reception of Communion by those sacramentally married but "divorced and remarried" to another …
Almost half of all respondents said that remarrying after a divorce was not a sin, and 62 percent supported allowing divorced and remarried Catholics to receive …
WebIf you have the intention to sin again, the confession is invalid. The absolution is invalid. And thus it isn’t good to be receiving Communion. So the bad news is that all those …
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WebVatican City, Feb 14, 2017 / 17:20 pm The head of the Vatican office charged with interpreting Church law has said that divorced-and-remarried persons who want to …
Knowing that cohabitation increases a couples' chance of marital failure, the Church wants to protect you and preserve your happiness. Besides, most couples don't …
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