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Traditional Catholic Faith => Crisis in the Church => Topic started by: Bonafidecat on November 22, 2025, 01:17:44 PM
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Can someone please direct me to the section in the New CCL where Communion is to be allowed for non-Catholics? I want to bring this up to an SSPX priest as to why the SSPX signed off on this. I will also bring up the marriage issue.
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Can. 844 §1. Catholic ministers administer the sacraments licitly to Catholic members of the Christian faithful alone, who likewise receive them licitly from Catholic ministers alone, without prejudice to the prescripts of §§2, 3, and 4 of this canon, and can. 861, §2.
§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.
§3. Catholic ministers administer the sacraments of penance, Eucharist, and anointing of the sick licitly to members of Eastern Churches which do not have full communion with the Catholic Church if they seek such on their own accord and are properly disposed. This is also valid for members of other Churches which in the judgment of the Apostolic See are in the same condition in regard to the sacraments as these Eastern Churches.
§4. If the danger of death is present or if, in the judgment of the diocesan bishop or conference of bishops, some other grave necessity urges it, Catholic ministers administer these same sacraments licitly also to other Christians not having full communion with the Catholic Church, who cannot approach a minister of their own community and who seek such on their own accord, provided that they manifest Catholic faith in respect to these sacraments and are properly disposed.
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Can. 844 §1. Catholic ministers administer the sacraments licitly to Catholic members of the Christian faithful alone, who likewise receive them licitly from Catholic ministers alone, without prejudice to the prescripts of §§2, 3, and 4 of this canon, and can. 861, §2.
§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.
§3. Catholic ministers administer the sacraments of penance, Eucharist, and anointing of the sick licitly to members of Eastern Churches which do not have full communion with the Catholic Church if they seek such on their own accord and are properly disposed. This is also valid for members of other Churches which in the judgment of the Apostolic See are in the same condition in regard to the sacraments as these Eastern Churches.
§4. If the danger of death is present or if, in the judgment of the diocesan bishop or conference of bishops, some other grave necessity urges it, Catholic ministers administer these same sacraments licitly also to other Christians not having full communion with the Catholic Church, who cannot approach a minister of their own community and who seek such on their own accord, provided that they manifest Catholic faith in respect to these sacraments and are properly disposed.
Regarding #4, who are these "other Christians", specifically?
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Regarding #4, who are these "other Christians", specifically?
I assume they mean members of basically any other "Christian" sect besides the Eastern Orthodox
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I assume they mean members of basically any other "Christian" sect besides the Eastern Orthodox
I think it would not include Protestants because the Canon says they must "manifest Catholic faith in respect to these Sacraments."
That language would seem to limit application to the Orthodox and Old Catholics, since on the subject of the Sacraments per se, there is no substantial disagreement on their meaning and effects.
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I think it would not include Protestants because the Canon says they must "manifest Catholic faith in respect to these Sacraments."
That language would seem to limit application to the Orthodox and Old Catholics, since on the subject of the Sacraments per se, there is no substantial disagreement on their meaning and effects.
Reading it again I think you are right
But if by "Catholic Faith" they really mean "Novus Ordo faith", then..as the majority of NOers deny Transubstantiation..it might include Prots as well :laugh1: