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Can a Catholic ever attend an Orthodox Liturgy instead of Sunday Mass, and could Catholics receive the Eucharist there as well? Let’s investigate…. First, let’s check Canon law. From the 1983 Code: Can. 1248 §1. A person who assists at a Mass celebrated anywhere in a Catholic rite either on the feast day itself or in the evening of the preceding day satisfies the obligation of participating in the Mass. So now the question is, “Do the liturgical celebrations on orthodox parishes constitute “Catholic rites?” No, Orthodox liturgies are not a "Catholic rite" But, even though an Orthodox liturgy is Non-catholic, the Catholic Church does recognize the VALIDITY of the sacraments administered   to the Orthodox faithful by Orthodox clerics, because it holds that the Orthodox clergy, unlike the clergy of various protestant denominations, are validly ordained priests. In case you don’t know, here are   the definitions of valid and licit: 1 - VALID - When a sacrament has proper Matt...

So, I was just perusing the Social Galactic board, minding my own business, when I came across this doozy from the kurgan: It seems that kurgan actually believes that the Sacrament of Confession does not forgive mortal sin, and that mortal sin makes you no longer a Christian, excludes you from the Church, and sends you to hell. UTTER STUPIDITY Does the kurgan really know that little about the Sacraments and sacramental theology? Sure seem like it. Confession forgives all venial and mortal sins, reconciles you with the Church, restores sanctifying grace, and if you die in that state you go to heaven. Kurgan adds to his nonsense: So in Kurgans world, if you commit a mortal sin, you are no longer a Catholic and/or Christian, and will end up in hell, and can no longer receive the sacrament of confession. The obvious problem with this is that THE SACRAMENT OF CONFESSION WAS MADE TO FORGIVE MORTAL SINS TO GET YOU TO HEAVEN!  Don't believe me? That's fine. Here's proof from: 1 - t...

Kurgan is once again wrong. There are no heresies in the document “ Sacrosanctum Concilium”, Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy. For some added knowledge, I recommend that you read my 8 part blog post entitled “The Mass - Meal and Sacrifice” in which I take you through the history and development of the Catholic Mass. SUMMARY Kurgan rambles on and on in his book for over 5 pages (169 - 175), basically saying over and over again that statements that say the bishops want to “change things” and “modernize” are heresies. As I pointed out in my blogpost entitled, “Another one of Kurgan’s Vatican 2 “heresies” proven FALSE”, heresy needs to be SHORT, CONCISE, and SPECIFIC.   Simply stating that “changes need to be made” cannot be heretical. Some examples: Page 169 - Concerning the opening statement the document, Kurgan states, "In that sentence alone we see the beginning of the heresies that permeate the whole of Vatican II. (the beginning of possible heresy is not heresy) Page 169 - Kur...