Question:
At Mass recently there was a Communion line where an Anglican vicar distributed Communion for non-Catholics. Is this allowed?
Answer:
One must at least be a Catholic layman to distribute Holy Communion at Mass (Code of Canon Law, can. 230.1). So Anglican priests would not qualify, nor would other non-Catholics. See also Immensae Caritatis, the 1973 document that authorized extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion.
Regarding the reception of Holy Communion, please the U.S. Bishops’ guidelines and canon 844.
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