Catholics should never take Communion in a Protestant church, and Protestants (including Anglicans) should never receive Communion in the Catholic Church except in case of death or of “grave and pressing need”. Such a generous theology exists, and within the Catholic Church.
Q. What do Episcopalians believe about Eucharist?
Huldrych Zwingli, a Swiss Reformer, taught: We believe that Christ is truly present in the Lord’s Supper; yea, we believe that there is no communion without the presence of Christ.
Table of Contents
- Q. What do Episcopalians believe about Eucharist?
- Q. Does the Episcopal Church believe in transubstantiation?
- Q. Can anyone receive communion at an Episcopal church?
- Q. What is the difference between Catholic and Episcopalian?
- Q. What Bible do the Episcopalians use?
- Q. What type of church is the Episcopal?
- Q. Why did the Episcopal Church split from the Catholic Church?
- Q. Are Episcopalians rich?
Q. Does the Episcopal Church believe in transubstantiation?
The Episcopal Church does not believe in Transubstantiation, which is documented in the Book of Common Prayer, page 873 in the Articles of Religion. Transubstantiation is the belief that Jesus’ physical body and blood are present in the Holy Communion elements.
Q. Can anyone receive communion at an Episcopal church?
The official policy of the Episcopal Church is to only invite baptized persons to receive communion. However, many parishes do not insist on this and practise open communion. The Christian churches and the Calvary Chapel as well as other nondenominational churches also practise open communion.
Q. What is the difference between Catholic and Episcopalian?
Episcopalians do not believe in the authority of the pope and thus they have bishops, whereas catholics have centralisation and thus have pope. Episcopalians believe in the marriage of priests or bishops but Catholics do not let popes aor priests marry.
Q. What Bible do the Episcopalians use?
In addition to the authorized edition of the King James Bible, the modern Episcopal Church has approved other translations including the 1901 American Revision, the 1952 Revised Standard Version, the 1976 Good News Bible, the 1990 New Revised Standard Version and others.
Q. What type of church is the Episcopal?
Anglican Communion
Q. Why did the Episcopal Church split from the Catholic Church?
The Anglican Church originated when King Henry VIII split from the Roman Catholic Church in 1534, when the pope refused to grant the king an annulment. The Anglican Communion is made up of 40 independent churches, of which the US Episcopal Church is one.
Q. Are Episcopalians rich?
Some of the most financially successful religious groups – Jews, Hindus, Episcopalians, and Presbyterians – also are all among the nation’s most educated as well. About four-in-ten Jews (44%) and roughly a third of Hindus (36%) and Episcopalians (35%) live in households with incomes of at least $100,000.
