Reasons Why Speaker Among must stop Receiving Holly Communion.

A group of Catholics on Thursday 9th Feb 2023  petitioned the Papal Nuncio to Uganda seeking him to prevail over Ugandan Catholic leaders  who continue to give Speaker Anita Among holly communion yet she is unfit. 

This story was published on our website.:- https://www.freemannewsug.com/2023/02/why-is-speaker-among-still-receiving.html. 

In many occasions Catholics are universally  taught through the catechism about the holy sacraments taken upon fulfilling certain conditions. Speaker Anitah Among has been shown on TV and on social media partaking  during holy mass.

This has prompted us to dig dipper on who exactly is eligible to receive first holly communion in the catholic church. 

Genesis:-

Can A Catholic Marry a Non-Catholic?

Although the answer to this week’s question may seem obvious, there are many people who wonder—may I marry a non-Catholic and still be married in the Catholic Church? The answer is “yes, so long as you do so with the assistance of your parish priest from the beginning.”

Catholic/non-Catholic weddings are called mixed marriages. These fall into two categories:

Sacramental Marriage: If a Catholic marries a baptized person who is not Catholic—such as an Episcopalian, Presbyterian, or Baptist—the wedding is a sacrament.

Non-Sacramental Marriage: If a Catholic marries a person who is not baptized—such as a Hindu, Jew, or Muslim—the wedding is not a sacrament.- This rule stops Speaker Among from receiving the Holly Communion.

The couple themselves (and not the priest) are the celebrants of the Sacrament of Matrimony. The difference lies in the fact that a non-baptized person receives his first sacrament… at Baptism. Only after Baptism can a person receive another sacrament, whether that is Eucharist, Confirmation, or Matrimony. Since both persons give and receive Matrimony, it cannot be a sacrament for one person only. :- This Rule also eliminates speaker among from getting the Holly Communion because his marriage is not by church and the husband is not Christian.

According to records, speaker Anitah Among's marriage is not sacrament which prohibits her from holly Communion.

What should I do if I want to marry a non - Catholic? The answer is simple—call the priest first. The priest needs to do three things:

For any mixed marriage in the Catholic Church, the priest must receive a special dispensation, in writing, from the bishop:- Looking at this point Speakers marring is not by church, it is by registration at URSB which eliminates her from first holy communication.

 

Although this dispensation is always given so long as the Catholic has agreed to keep practicing the Catholic faith, and has promised to raise their children as Catholics. The priest must secure this promise in good will.

The priest must meet with the couple to help them understand the spiritual importance of Matrimony. This is often called “Pre-Cana,” although that’s an unofficial term.

If a Catholic marries a non-Catholic, the wedding is usually not a Mass. This is to avoid the difficulty of so many persons being unable to receive the Eucharist. Of course, the wedding can be a Mass but most often it is not. The ordinary place of a mixed marriage in the parish church, and the ordinary presider is the priest. A non-Catholic minister may attend the marriage ceremony and may also address, pray with, and bless the couple.

What many do not realize is that a bishop can permit a mixed marriage to take place in a non-Catholic church with a non-Catholic minister as the officiating witness. Also, a Catholic priest may attend such a ceremony and may address, pray with, and bless the couple. To avoid any confusion or misunderstanding, it is good manners, whenever this happens, to inform the Catholic guests that the wedding ceremony is approved and blessed by the Catholic Church.

In all cases, the Catholic Church tries its best to accommodate mixed marriages and to bless them. They have been the source of countless blessings for many lives. 

Our findings confirmed that speaker Among is still receiving the Holly Communion.  

QN. 

Are the Bishops and priests in order to offer this service to speaker Among, has this  been an act in ignorance or one induced by bribery ? Is the question one would ask .

Background of Speakers marriage 

Speaker Anitah Among is a catholic and a third wife of a muslim husband known as Hon. Moses Magogo.