Can you have Communion without a priest to perform it?
If not, you're not an equal to the priesthood, you're beholden to it.
You don't need the priesthood if you have the Holy Spirit within you. Nothing trumps the perfection of the triune God. Go straight to Him. He is your Father, after all, and He loves you and wants the best for you. Jesus' death ripped the veil asunder in the Holy of Holies. Now, man can approach God without fear, through Jesus Christ.
What can sinful man do for you? All men sin. All men are corrupted.
Question for you: Have you ever read the entire Bible? Do you know what it says? If not, why not? As an anon, you insist on seeing the sauce, to read it for yourself. Do you desire the same level of knowledge of your faith?
You don't need to give me an answer. You just need to think about it, fren.
No, Communion in the Catholic Church requires a priest for consecration of the host. Priests take vows to dedicate their lives to continue Christ's mission and they receive the Sacrament of Holy Orders, which is a sacrament of apostolic ministry. Your concern about not being equal to priests or beholden to them isn't an issue. Priests serve God by serving the Church and parishioners.
What can sinful corrupted man do for us? Jesus said that "where there are 2 or 3 gathered in my name, there I am among them." The power of prayer is stronger when we pray together, even though we are all sinners.
Of course I have read the entire Bible. The Catholic Mass on Sundays covers the entire Bible in three-year cycles. Each Mass includes a reading each from the Old Testament, New Testament, Gospels. The Old Testament and Gospel readings are usually related. I know what is in it after reading it many times over my lifetime, and I still learn something new every time.
Like everything else on earth, the Catholic church is suffering from long-standing corruption. It was, however, the early Catholic Church that evangelized despite persecution by the Romans, compiled the books of the Bible, and kept the lights of western civilization burning during the Dark Ages after the fall of the Roman Empire.
Can you have Communion without a priest to perform it?
If not, you're not an equal to the priesthood, you're beholden to it.
You don't need the priesthood if you have the Holy Spirit within you. Nothing trumps the perfection of the triune God. Go straight to Him. He is your Father, after all, and He loves you and wants the best for you. Jesus' death ripped the veil asunder in the Holy of Holies. Now, man can approach God without fear, through Jesus Christ.
What can sinful man do for you? All men sin. All men are corrupted.
Question for you: Have you ever read the entire Bible? Do you know what it says? If not, why not? As an anon, you insist on seeing the sauce, to read it for yourself. Do you desire the same level of knowledge of your faith?
You don't need to give me an answer. You just need to think about it, fren.
God Bless!
No, Communion in the Catholic Church requires a priest for consecration of the host. Priests take vows to dedicate their lives to continue Christ's mission and they receive the Sacrament of Holy Orders, which is a sacrament of apostolic ministry. Your concern about not being equal to priests or beholden to them isn't an issue. Priests serve God by serving the Church and parishioners.
What can sinful corrupted man do for us? Jesus said that "where there are 2 or 3 gathered in my name, there I am among them." The power of prayer is stronger when we pray together, even though we are all sinners.
Of course I have read the entire Bible. The Catholic Mass on Sundays covers the entire Bible in three-year cycles. Each Mass includes a reading each from the Old Testament, New Testament, Gospels. The Old Testament and Gospel readings are usually related. I know what is in it after reading it many times over my lifetime, and I still learn something new every time.
Like everything else on earth, the Catholic church is suffering from long-standing corruption. It was, however, the early Catholic Church that evangelized despite persecution by the Romans, compiled the books of the Bible, and kept the lights of western civilization burning during the Dark Ages after the fall of the Roman Empire.