Can I receive communion if I have mortal sin?

“Anyone who is aware of having committed a mortal sin must not receive Holy Communion, even if he experiences deep contrition, without having first received sacramental absolution, unless he has a grave reason for receiving Communion and there is no possibility of going to confession,” the Catechism adds.

Who Cannot consecrate the Eucharist?

Pope Innocent III, 1208: “[H]owever honest, religious, holy, and prudent anyone may be, he cannot nor ought he to consecrate the Eucharist nor to perform the sacrifice of the altar unless he be a priest, regularly ordained by a visible and perceptible bishop”.

What is considered a mortal sin?

A mortal sin is defined as a grave action that is committed in full knowledge of its gravity and with the full consent of the sinner’s will. Such a sin cuts the sinner off from God’s sanctifying grace until it is repented, usually in confession with a priest.

How does the priest consecrate the bread and wine?

The priest washes his hands, and he offers a prayer of thanks to God (quietly or aloud, if no song is being sung) for the gifts of bread and wine that presently will be changed into Christ’s body and blood (see transubstantiation). He then invites the people to pray that their sacrifice will be acceptable to God.

Can a priest celebrate Mass in the state of mortal sin?

The priest himself incurs further grave sin by celebrating the Mass in a state of grave sin. In other words, it is a sin for the priest to celebrate Mass in the state of mortal sin, but it does not affect the validity of the sacrament. That controversy was dealt with by Saint Peter Damian about a thousand years ago.

Is the consecration of a Catholic priest a grave sin?

, Consecrated Catholic Religious. Yes, the consecration is valid as long as the form and matter prescribed by the Catholic Church is used. The priest himself incurs further grave sin by celebrating the Mass in a state of grave sin.

Can evil priests consecrate bread and wine into the body and blood?

A Protestant on a Catholic forum I was reading had some serious issues with the idea that evil (particularly pedophile) priests were still able to consecrate bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ. He quoted a former priest named Hugh Farrell from a book of ex-Catholic priests who turned against the Church:

Can bad priests pray over the bread and wine?

Still, other than the last sentence, this is correct. God wills that even bad priests, even truly evil priests, can pray over the bread and wine and consecrate it into the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity, of Our Lord Jesus Christ. The commenter asked: