Lutherans receiving Communion in St Peter’s was a ‘mistake’, says spokesman
A spokesman for the Catholic Church in Finland has reiterated that the Church has not changed its teachings
A spokesman for the Catholic Church in Finland has reiterated that the Catholic Church has not changed its teachings on who may receive Holy Communion, after a group of Finnish Lutherans received the Eucharist in St Peter’s Basilica.
In a statement issued last week, Marko Tervaportti, director of the Catholic Information Centre in Helsinki, said that only members of the Catholic Church “in a state of grace” may receive the Eucharist, with some “special exceptions”.
The Finnish news agency Kotimaa reported that the priests celebrating the Mass were aware that the group, led by their bishop, Samuel Salmi of Oulu, were aware that they were Lutherans.
In his statement, Tervaportti rejected speculation about a “new ecumenical attitude” at the Vatican, saying that the Church’s doctrine and practice “has not changed in recent years and decades.”
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A spokesman for the Catholic Church in Finland has reiterated that the Catholic Church has not changed its teachings on who may receive Holy Communion, after a group of Finnish Lutherans received the Eucharist in St Peter’s Basilica.
In a statement issued last week, Marko Tervaportti, director of the Catholic Information Centre in Helsinki, said that only members of the Catholic Church “in a state of grace” may receive the Eucharist, with some “special exceptions”.
The Finnish news agency Kotimaa reported that the priests celebrating the Mass were aware that the group, led by their bishop, Samuel Salmi of Oulu, were aware that they were Lutherans.
In his statement, Tervaportti rejected speculation about a “new ecumenical attitude” at the Vatican, saying that the Church’s doctrine and practice “has not changed in recent years and decades.”
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