If there were no Catholic church in your area

[Resurrexi]

Vote!

[musturde]

Orthodox.

[philothea]

I wouldn't go to either. I'd drive when possible, and move ASAP.

[EcceNovaFacioOmni]

I would drive, but if I had to chose between the two - I'd go to the Orthodox. At least they see the Bishop of Rome as a patriarch and not a fraud as the Sedevacantists do.

[Tarcisius]

Catholics cant go Orthodox......

[EcceNovaFacioOmni]

[quote]Canon 844 §2. Whenever necessity requires it or true spiritual advantage suggests it, and provided that danger of error or of indifferentism is avoided, the Christian faithful for whom it is physically or morally impossible to approach a Catholic minister are permitted to receive the sacraments of penance, Eucharist, and anointing of the sick from non-Catholic ministers in whose Churches these sacraments are valid.[/quote]

[avemaria40]

[quote name='thedude' post='988650' date='May 23 2006, 05:23 PM']
I would drive, but if I had to chose between the two - I'd go to the Orthodox. At least they see the Bishop of Rome as a patriarch and not a fraud as the Sedevacantists do.
[/quote]

I would do the same thing

[quote name='Tarcisius' post='988660' date='May 23 2006, 05:29 PM']
Catholics cant go Orthodox......
[/quote]
They can if there is no Catholic church near by.

[OLAM Dad]

I would drive.

The Greek Orthodox would be my second choice.

The sedes are just nutty and sad.

[goldenchild17]

First choice for Mass would be either the CMRI or SSPV sedevacantist Mass. SSPX, Most Independent, and also the FSSP Masses are perfectly fine options for me. No Novus Ordo, Eastern Orthodox, or any other service for me though .

[XIX]

[quote name='avemaria40' post='988807' date='May 23 2006, 05:18 PM']
They can if there is no Catholic church near by.
[/quote]

I think he meant objectively. I think.


I'd do some research, but then I'd probably try to take a friend for the 3-hour drive so I could do homework on the way or talk or something. I doubt i'd be able to do that every week, though.

I have driven over an hour to a Trid Mass, just because I wanted to go to one.

I'd try to find out if they have transubstantiation. (do they? I know the SSPX does). If absolutely necesary, I could put up with the sedes or the orthos, so long as I get the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ. But yeah good question.

[missionseeker]

We drive an hour and a half for Mass every week. So I suppose an hour and half more wouldn't bother me. It's the $$$ that'd be hard to handle.




I'm guessing you're doing hypothetical but for a lot of people that's not very hypothetical.

[Guest Rick777]

I like Catherine, she's cool.

[Dave]

Sedevacantist chapel is definitely out.

While Greek Orthodox would be preferable to a sedevacantist chapel, the Greek Orthodox forbids Catholics to receive Holy Communion in their churches even if there's no way for them to receive Holy Communion in a Catholic Church.

So I'd drive the 3 hours to the nearest Catholic parish and the other 3 hours back.

[MC IMaGiNaZUN]

Thats why i live in southern california. There are four churches within thirty minute walking distance of every house.

SHALOM

[Noel's angel]

I wouldn't move somewhere if there wasn't a Catholic Church near. But, if by some freak accident I did, I would drive. It's worth it for Jesus. Heck, walking it would be worth it.

[Sojourner]

[quote name='Noel's angel' post='989571' date='May 24 2006, 01:52 PM']
I wouldn't move somewhere if there wasn't a Catholic Church near. But, if by some freak accident I did, I would drive. It's worth it for Jesus. Heck, walking it would be worth it.
[/quote]
yeah

It's not like all the churches just disappear overnight. You know when you move to an area if there are churches there or not.

[Lil Red]

[quote name='Sojourner' post='989575' date='May 24 2006, 12:58 PM']
yeah

It's not like all the churches just disappear overnight. You know when you move to an area if there are churches there or not.
[/quote]
agreed

[YMNolan]

word, I'd take the drive and make a day out of it. maybe do some sightseeing and hit a new restaurant after mass.

[missionseeker]

Also, I know around here that nearest Orthodox church is about three hours away so it wouldn't really matter.

[jezic]

Where is there not a Catholic Church for that many miles?