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How is receiving Communion in a state of grace an ideal? You do know that does happen for people on occasion, right?

I mean, it seems that you would be getting at the notion that "Curia policy" (no contraception and no ordination are examples which I imagine you would bring up) hurts women in some way. Let's leave aside the argument for now about whether or not God Himself would support such "policies", does a woman live in fear of the Curia's reprisals against them if they ignore such policies?

Going back to the beginning, do you think union with Christ is simply an abstract ideal? Have you read John 15 about the absolute requirement from Jesus to "remain in me"? Was that just a flowery ideal from our Lord?