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U2’s Bono (Mistakenly?) Receives Eucharist at Mass After Concert in Colombia

In a now viral photo, Bono from the band U2 can be seen receiving the Eucharist at a Catholic Mass the day after he performed a concert in Bogotá, Colombia. He was apparently staying near the Gimnasio …More
In a now viral photo, Bono from the band U2 can be seen receiving the Eucharist at a Catholic Mass the day after he performed a concert in Bogotá, Colombia. He was apparently staying near the Gimnasio Moderno, a school of boys that has a chapel and decided to attend Mass there on Sunday.
According to local reports, he stayed mostly in the back of the chapel with a reserved attitude, praying in silence, with his security detail nearby. When it came time for communion, he went up and received the Eucharist.
According to Catholic teaching, only practicing Catholics in a state of grace are supposed to receive communion. Bono doesn’t appear to be a practicing Catholic.
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aderito No he's Church of Ireland (Anglican). I am biased in that I am, like Bono, both Irish and from Northside Dublin so I am giving him the benefit of the doubt. I don't think he meant any irreverence nor sacrilege. So many protestans simply do not know what Catholics believe nor our discipline (how many Catholics do?) even here in Ireland where 90% are at least nominally Catholic. The Anglican …More
aderito No he's Church of Ireland (Anglican). I am biased in that I am, like Bono, both Irish and from Northside Dublin so I am giving him the benefit of the doubt. I don't think he meant any irreverence nor sacrilege. So many protestans simply do not know what Catholics believe nor our discipline (how many Catholics do?) even here in Ireland where 90% are at least nominally Catholic. The Anglican Communion practices 'Eucharistic hospitality' and he probably thinks we do too.