If there were no Catholic church in your area

[scardella]

I have a hard time even comprehending that sort of situation...
Within an hour's drive, I can reach over 20 Catholic parishes...

[EcceNovaFacioOmni]

From my location, I could probably reach all the parishes in my entire diocese in one hour or less. In a little over an hour, I could be in the Archdiocese of Detroit too.

[uruviel]

I would drive, if I could pay for gas But I would drive, but if any mass is close by thats VALID I would go there. If it's not, if other churchs are just a way of 'lifting your heart' then I can do that at all times.

[heavenseeker]

Other a 3 hour drive just takes way too much gas.

Edited May 26, 2006 by heavenseeker

[musturde]

[quote name='scardella' post='990245' date='May 25 2006, 07:55 AM']
I have a hard time even comprehending that sort of situation...
Within an hour's drive, I can reach over 20 Catholic parishes...
[/quote]


In some countrysides, there are very few Catholic Churches (or even none). I would even attend a baptist Church (although I wouldn't recieve the full graces of a Mass) if there was no Catholic or Orthodox Church around.

[Guest Veni Sancte Spiritus]

Dave, you are very correct. No Orthodox Christian Church, Greek or otherwise would allow a Catholic to partake. In fact, when an Orthodox Christian is travelling and must attend Divine Litugy (in a parish where the priest does not know them personally) they must call ahead to notify the priest so he can verify that they are Orthodox in good standing prior to giving them the body and blood of Christ. They take this very seriously and for good reason. I am not sure why the Catholic Church takes no such precautions and I wish it were the rule in all Catholic parishes.

[missionseeker]

In my deanery there are 10,000 non-Catholics for every Catholic.

There are 10 counties 6 churches and 2 missions.

[musturde]

[quote name='Veni Sancte Spiritus' post='990994' date='May 26 2006, 10:13 AM']
Dave, you are very correct. No Orthodox Christian Church, Greek or otherwise would allow a Catholic to partake. In fact, when an Orthodox Christian is travelling and must attend Divine Litugy (in a parish where the priest does not know them personally) they must call ahead to notify the priest so he can verify that they are Orthodox in good standing prior to giving them the body and blood of Christ. They take this very seriously and for good reason. I am not sure why the Catholic Church takes no such precautions and I wish it were the rule in all Catholic parishes.
[/quote]

I could be very wrong but I've heard you can recieve as long as the priest agree and you make sure he knows there's no other Catholic Church around. My theology teacher and some of his friends asked an Orthodox priest to do mass for them and he gave them Communion.

[MichaelFilo]

I would rather burn at a stake and die a horrid death then enter into a baptist church for service.

AS for Greek Orthodox or Sede, who cares? Honestly, if the the Orthodox Mass is in some incromphensible gibberish that I have no interest in, then send me to the Sede house. If the Sede's are knockin the pope, send me to the Greek Orthodox Church. The reality is, it doesn't matter, but I would never receive communion in either of them, nor penance, nor any sacrament. The Church thought it damning to do some of these things in past ages, simply because the Church allows it doesn't mean it's good for me. "All things are lawful..." (For those who read the Bible)

God bless,
Mikey

[Mercy me]

[quote name='jezic' post='990229' date='May 25 2006, 08:01 AM']
Where is there not a Catholic Church for that many miles?
[/quote]

I was up in the Arctic Circle one Christmas. There wasn't a priest around.

[Resurrexi]

I'm just wondering, why were you in the Arctic circle?

[Socrates]

[quote name='StThomasMore' post='991266' date='May 26 2006, 07:07 PM']
I'm just wondering, why were you in the Arctic circle?
[/quote]
To visit Santa, of course.

[Era Might]

[quote name='Veni Sancte Spiritus' post='990994' date='May 26 2006, 11:13 AM']
Dave, you are very correct. No Orthodox Christian Church, Greek or otherwise would allow a Catholic to partake. In fact, when an Orthodox Christian is travelling and must attend Divine Litugy (in a parish where the priest does not know them personally) they must call ahead to notify the priest so he can verify that they are Orthodox in good standing prior to giving them the body and blood of Christ. They take this very seriously and for good reason. I am not sure why the Catholic Church takes no such precautions and I wish it were the rule in all Catholic parishes.
[/quote]

This would be impossible. A Priest can't know all his parishioners, let alone everyone who's visiting. Orthodox Churches tend to be smaller, as there are a lot less Orthodox Christian in this country. Our Priests can barely find time to do everything they do now. They can't start calling around to see if so-and-so is good people. That is where trust comes in, or otherwise, leaving it to God to judge each person's conscience.

And what does "in good standing" mean? In the day-to-day humdrum of the Catholic Church, "in good standing" means you are in a state of grace and disposed to receive communion. Nobody can determine this but you. A Priest could call and find out if someone was baptized and isn't excommunicated, but with the millions of people who make up the Catholic Church, that is impossible.

[missionseeker]

[quote name='missionseeker' post='991102' date='May 26 2006, 02:06 PM']
In my deanery there are 10,000 non-Catholics for every Catholic.

There are 10 counties 6 churches and 2 missions.
[/quote]


I lookede at the stats today and I got it wrong. It's 400,000 non-Catholics and 4,000 Catholics.

[VoTeckam]

That is so hard to imagine! I think I would have to drive the 3 hours! Just curious.... where are there no Catholic Churches for 3 hours? Also, if you live in a rural area you might want to see if there is a priest that comes into town to celebrate mass (at least once a month). Here in VA priests travel to very remote places to celebrate mass with migrant workers. Just a thought!

Peace!

Amber

[homeschoolmom]

I cannot imagine any place on the planet where both a sedevacanist chapel and and Orthodox church are both closer than a Catholic parish... Not even the Arctic Circle...

[Resurrexi]

This thread is not supposed to be logical

[homeschoolmom]

Oh, well, in that case... if it were Sunday morning, I would blink my eyes and POOF! be at my home parish. I really like coffee and donuts there.

[goldenchild17]

hmm, that would be kinda cool

[Semperviva]

[quote name='Veni Sancte Spiritus' post='990994' date='May 26 2006, 09:13 AM']
Dave, you are very correct. No Orthodox Christian Church, Greek or otherwise would allow a Catholic to partake.
[/quote]


I'm not sure if you are correct on that point. I was in Greece for a month in remote areas where it literally was impossible to attend Catholic Mass. Before-hand a friend of mine who had formerlly been Orthodox, talked with the Grrek Orthodox Archmandryte of New York City, who said that if I was to be in Greece for such a long time, it was acceptable for me, a Roman Catholic, to recieve in Orthodox Liturgy. Now, the Greek Orthodox preists themselves, if they found out I was Catholic would not have allowed it, but the point was that the higher authorites had sanctioned it.

Edited May 31, 2006 by Semperviva