Called to Communion

Incorrupt Bodies Outside the Church?

Apr 28, 2025
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ADVICE

Priests' Daily Mass Practices

  • Priests are not legally obligated to say daily Mass but often do as a privilege.
  • Mass can be prayed privately without an audience, including during vacations and when multiple priests are available.
INSIGHT

Incorrupt Bodies Not Always Miraculous

  • The incorruption of a saint's body does not necessarily indicate sanctity or sanctity's absence.
  • Many bodies don't decay for natural reasons, and incorruptibility is often given private devotional significance in Catholicism.
INSIGHT

Membership Versus Full Communion

  • The Church distinguishes between membership and full communion, requiring visible unity, shared beliefs, and submission to authority.
  • Not all baptized are in full communion, which is contrary to denominationalism.
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