Does it say anywhere in the bible that one must be baptized before participating in communion..... in the catholic church? is this "manmade rule"?
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Explicitly, no. The Catholic Church has authority to "bind and loose". Sacred Tradition for 2000 years has always taught this, and this is re-iterated explicitly in the Bible. The Church has legislative authority over the administering of the Sacraments. It can state how they are to be received, and what conditions are necessary. Regarding Holy Communion, Catholics believe they are receiving Jesus Himself -- His body, blood, soul and divinity. People who receive Communion receive God. (John 6). Everyone is born with original sin -- we are born supernaturally dead. Pragmatically, can the dead eat? No. Eating is a function proper to live creatures. In order to eat, we must be supernaturally alive. We gain this supernatural life through the sacrament of Baptism (and through the sacrament of Reconciliation if we kill our supernatural life by committing mortal sin.) To receive Jesus into our souls when we are in the state of original sin or mortal sin (i.e. supernaturally dead) is a grave sacrilege.
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Depends on the type of Catholic church e.g. Roman Catholic
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Yes because nowhwere in the bible does it even say a child has to be baptized, and it doesnt depend on the kind of catholic because roman cath, regular catholics, christians baptists are all reading the same bible and i know one thing ive never seen anything on kids haveing to be baptized or make their communion in my bible . This is ALL mand made tradition people have become caught up in because their moms and grandmother and great g-mother did it .
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Don't you think that it just makes sense to clease oneself from sin prior to receiving the body and blood of christ even without it being spelled out for you?
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Being baptized is an outward symbol of what should be an inward revolution in outlook. Communion is a man-created expression of the last supper Jesus had with his desciples. In order to share Jesus' "blood and flesh of the new covenant," one must have first had the "inward revolution" that enables understanding and forgivness.
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