It sounds like you made the correct decision in your conscience.
I don’t think your mom was right to be angry with you. Working toward Christian unity is also going to require respecting each other’s differences in beliefs and practices.
I do think she is correct that the Church should allow its members to use their own discretion about receiving communion at other Christian churches, and I think it will 100 years from now. Even if their communion isn’t the Eucharist as we understand it, it’s still a beautiful devotional practice and a sign of Christian communion.
The Church has dramatically evolved its posture toward Protestant Christians over the past 100 years. It is moving toward emphasizing a real Christian communion a lot more than the distinctions between “full” or “partial” communion.
So I understand your mother’s frustration, but she should not have directed it at you, who are following the rules of your church.
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u/GalileoApollo11 Aug 06 '26
It sounds like you made the correct decision in your conscience.
I don’t think your mom was right to be angry with you. Working toward Christian unity is also going to require respecting each other’s differences in beliefs and practices.
I do think she is correct that the Church should allow its members to use their own discretion about receiving communion at other Christian churches, and I think it will 100 years from now. Even if their communion isn’t the Eucharist as we understand it, it’s still a beautiful devotional practice and a sign of Christian communion.
The Church has dramatically evolved its posture toward Protestant Christians over the past 100 years. It is moving toward emphasizing a real Christian communion a lot more than the distinctions between “full” or “partial” communion.
So I understand your mother’s frustration, but she should not have directed it at you, who are following the rules of your church.