Today, some priests treat the Eucharist with the utmost contempt. They see the Mass as a talkative banquet where Christians faithful to the teaching of Jesus, divorced-and-remarried persons, men and women in an adulterous situation, unbaptized tourists who participate in the Eucharistic celebrations of the large anonymous crowds can indiscriminately have access to the Body and Blood of Christ. Robert Sarah
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Archbishop Romero is speaking about the way the Catholic Church treats the Eucharist. When the Church is approached with such a simple question as “What is the Eucharist?” it immediately begins to talk about the importance of the words of Jesus and how they must be understood. It also talks about how certain people cannot receive Communion because they are unbaptized or divorced and remarried. However, it does not address the simple fact that nearly everyone at Mass is not a member of the Church.

The Church is full of people who do not belong to any religion and these individuals also receive Communion. Instead, this quote talks about how some priests will even give Communion to non-Christians, which is not only an insult to Jesus but also an insult to Catholics who take their faith seriously.

Source: The Power Of Silence: Against The Dictatorship Of Noise

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