Last week it became known that two men married according to Spanish secular legislation had decided to denounce a priest who, knowing their state of life, denied them the possibility of receiving the Eucharist.
Carla Restoy, a young Catholic with a growing presence on social networks, explained via X (formerly Twitter) the reasons why there is no right to receive Communion, arguments that he has also defended in some media.
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“Communing is not a right, we cannot demand communion as deserving of it because we are not” he begins his argument, remembering that before taking communion, the assembly becomes aware of this by saying: “Lord, I am not worthy that you enter into communion.” my house”. Restoy consequently calls for having the habit of “not taking communion if we are not in Grace” because, he adds, “the one who loses by not being in Grace is me.”
“Nothing happens if they see that you don’t take communion”
The young Catholic, who has more than 22,000 followers on Instagram and more than 5,000 in sitting on his bench waiting to find the moment to receive the gift that is the embrace of confession. “Nothing happens if they see you not taking communion.”
The influencer invites us to reflect: “Why do you take communion?” and considers that “we should have a catechesis prior to each Mass to be a little more aware of what happens there.”
“Communion is for the humble who know they are wounded and sinners”
In her argument, Carla Restoy also exposes the difference in meaning that Catholics give to the sacrament of the Eucharist and the act of communion with respect to other Catholic confessions: “Communion is not a symbol (as in Protestant rites) it is something miraculous.” What happens is an encounter. We must treat it with the sacredness that such a mystery deserves. It is the greatest madness of love. It is the meeting with the One who knows you best and loves and wants to heal you so that you can be happy.”
On the other hand, Restoy adds that “we all have room in the Church. And not everything fits in the Church. There is no room for what hurts us and distances us from God and our true happiness.” In his opinion, “communion is for the humble who know they are wounded and sinners, who know that by themselves they will not be 100% complete and happy and they embrace that gift from God who wants us to enter His house, into His embrace.” , because he freely wants to give us everything we long for.”
“If you are not in grace, do not take communion”
Carla Restoy continues her argument by explaining that if there were awareness of the profound meaning of the Eucharist, “the confession lines would be full to put us in the best position to receive the greatest gift in this world” and “the Masses would be crowded if we remembered that there “concretizes the greatest love story.”
But he warns: “If you are not in Grace, do not take communion. And if you don’t understand it, which is understandable, try to understand it, not change something that has a clear meaning. Taking Communion without being in Grace is also like trying to hold a newborn with dirty hands. The mother wouldn’t let you. Mother Church must deny Communion to those who she knows are not in Grace.”
For those who do not agree with the provisions of the Catholic Church regarding the reception of the Eucharist, Restoy exemplifies his response with the rules of any establishment: “In the same way that if you go to the swimming pool of a gym you are not allowed access with sneakers, only with flip flopsTo take communion there are also some requirements that must be met. And if you don’t fulfill them, you can’t access that great gift.”
“On the other hand, we should be ourselves, out of love, who do not even consider going to communion knowing that we have committed serious sins without having made a good confession,” he concludes.
Nicholas de Cardenas
Born in 1980, I am a Spanish husband and father and journalist with more than 20 years of experience in print and digital media, specializing in sociopolitical and religious information. I have worked for more than 10 years in defense of human rights and have accreditations in Journalism and Comprehensive Communication. Since July 2022, I have been a correspondent for ACI Prensa and EWTN Noticias in Spain, covering international events of the Catholic Church.