It is genuinely sad that this meal, which is meant to be a sign of unity within the church, has been a point of fierce and enduring divisions. It has separated Catholics and Protestants from each other. It has also separated Lutheran, Free, and Reformed churches from each other as well.
via A Feast of Meanings: Theology of the Eucharist (Part 1) | Euangelion.
Indeed… and let me add again, that I fully enjoy the open table of the United Methodist Church.
I’m looking forward to this series by Dr. Bird.
We Presbys also have an open table. Time the rest caught up!
The Catholic closed communion is really in doctrine only. In practice the priest does not ask for proof of being RC before communion.