Where's The Respect?

An Islamic magazine in, Al-Islam has published a story written by their Malay Muslim journalist who went into two Catholic churches in Kuala Lumpur. They wanted to investigate a claim that the Catholic church is converting Muslim youths. They didn't find any conversion taking place. However, they partook the Body of Christ, considered holy and blessed and intended only for Catholics. Two Catholics from Penang have made a police report against the magazine.

Al-Islam

As a Christian, we’ve called to high standard of humanity, love and forgiveness. But when our Church being abuse by some what so call Islam ‘journalist’, receiving ‘Holy Communion’ and 'spit' it, then took picture on it, is that the right way to show respect? What's wrong with these people?? Goshhh! do they know what is respect??? Yes, anyone can enter the Church, sit or even sleep inside and nobody will 'interupt' but PLEASEEE Do Not receive HOLY COMMUNION, even me (coz i've not having my confession yet!!!) not even dare to receive it! How can you want other to respect you, if you, yourself don't even want to respect others?? And for those who are not even understand what's Holy Communian for us as a Christian, I've gathered some info bout it and please do archive it in your EMPTY mind.

~ Eucharist or Holy Communion ~

The Last Supper as represented by Leonardo da Vinci

Pope Benedict XVI celebrates the Eucharist

The Eucharist, also called Holy Communion or The Lord's Supper, is a Christian sacrament, generally considered to be a commemoration of the Last Supper, the final meal that Jesus Christ shared with his disciples before his arrest and eventual crucifixion. The consecration of bread and a cup within the rite recalls the moment at the Last Supper when Jesus gave his disciples bread, saying, "This is my body", and wine, saying, "This is my blood".

There are different interpretations of the significance of the Eucharist, but "there is more of a consensus among Christians about the meaning of the Eucharist than would appear from the confessional debates over the sacramental presence, the effects of the Eucharist, and the proper auspices under which it may be celebrated."

The phrase "the Eucharist" may refer not only to the rite but also to the bread and wine (or, in some Prostestant denominations morally opposed to the consumption of alcohol, unfermented grape juice) used in the rite, and, in this sense, communicants may speak of "receiving the Eucharist", as well as "celebrating the Eucharist". And for:

Roman Catholic (RC)

Eucharist in the Roman Catholic Church refers to both the celebration of the Mass, that is the Eucharistic Liturgy, and the consecrated bread and wine which according to the faith become the body and blood of Christ. Blessed Sacrament is a devotional term used in the Roman Catholic Church to refer to the Eucharistic species (the Body and Blood of Christ).

Anglican

In most of the national or regional churches of the Anglican Communion, the Eucharist is celebrated as the principal service. The rites for the Eucharist are found in the various prayer books of Anglican churches. Wine along with wafers or bread are used. Daily celebrations are now the case in most cathedrals and many parish churches. There are now only a small minority of parishes with a priest where the Eucharist is not celebrated at least once each Sunday. The nature of the ceremony with which it is celebrated, however, varies according to the orientation of the individual priest, parish, diocese or regional church.

Methodist

Methodists are encouraged to celebrate the Eucharist every Sunday, though monthly celebration on the first Sunday of each month is the actual norm. In the United Methodist church grape juice is often used instead of wine. The current Book of Worship of the United Methodist church says that "the pure unfermented juice of the grape, or an equivalent, shall be used during the service of Holy Communion.

Seventh-day Adventists (SDA)

The Seventh-day Adventist Church observes Holy Communion four times each year. The Lord's Supper is preceded by the ordinance of footwashing. Unleavened bread and unfermented (non-alcoholic) grape juice is used. Open communion is practised. The communion service must be conducted by an ordained minister or church elder.

Baptist

The bread and "fruit of the vine" indicated in Matthew, Mark and Luke as the elements of the Lord's Supper are interpreted by Baptists as unleavened bread (although leavened bread is often used) and, in line with their historical stance (since the mid-19th century) against partaking of alcoholic beverages, grape juice, which they commonly refer to simply as "the Cup".

Jenovah's Witnesses

Jenovah's Witnesses commemorate Christ's death as a ransom or propitiatory sacrifice by observing The Lord's Evening Meal, or Memorial, each year on the evening that corresponds to the Passover, Nisan 14, according to the ancient Jewish calendar. They believe that this is the only annual religious observance commanded for Christians in the Bible. Of those who attend the Memorial a small minority worldwide will partake of the eating of the unleavened bread and the drinking of the wine.