Angel, that is very sad to me, but I do no many Catholics who think 
like you.  Please know, that if you attend a protestant church, if 
you are a believer, you are more than welcome to partake.  Out of 
deference, I do not partake in the Catholic church, but I do find 
that the artificial wall is an offence to our Lord and a sad state of affairs.
Kathy


At 12:57 PM 2/4/2006, you wrote:
>That is where the precious Blood of Our Lord is contained, I meant the
>Precious body.  What is that container called.  Is the Precious body of our
>Lord contained in a cup?  Forgive me, but I just don't know.  Also, when you
>take communion, do you partake of both species?  I am just curious as I
>would never take communion in a protestant church.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Kathy Du Bois <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2006 5:12 AM
>Subject: Re: What do protestants call the monstrance
>
>
> > Angel, cup, chalice, whatever.  Kathy
> >
> >
> > At 01:12 AM 2/4/2006, you wrote:
> > >I apologize again for using the word monstrance.  I knew of no other word
>to
> > >call the vessel which holds the consecrated host.  What do you call this
> > >vessel.  I will use that word in future to avoid offence.  Again I am
>sorry.