communion
Let an agent describe communion across Christian traditions accurately and respectfully, without taking doctrinal sides.
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Tradition Which church.
Church
Tradition.
Tradition
Church and name of the rite.
- Which church tradition is meant? definition
- What do they call the rite? provenance
Theology
Understanding.
Theology
View and source.
- How does this tradition understand it? provenance
- Which official text says so? provenance
Practice How it is celebrated.
Elements
Bread and wine.
Elements
Forms.
- Which bread and wine are used? provenance
- Are alternatives allowed? provenance
Frequency
How often.
Frequency
Frequency, services, preparation requirements and who may administer communion.
- How often is it celebrated? provenance
- In which services? provenance
Admission Who may receive.
Rules
Eligibility.
Admission rule
Rule and source.
- Who may receive in this church? provenance
- Under which rule? provenance
Accommodations
Allergies and needs.
Accommodation
Options.
- Are gluten-free or alcohol-free options allowed? provenance
- Who decides? provenance
History Development.
Origins
Early church.
Origin
Sources.
- How did the rite develop? provenance
- Which sources document it? provenance
Divisions
Reformation debates.
Debate
Issue and parties.
- Which debates divided traditions? provenance
- When? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Activities and processes
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- ACT
- Domain
- ACT.ACT
- Other names and narrower kinds
- Anglican Eucharistic theology, Holy Communion in the Orthodox Church, Holy Communion in Anglican churches, Lord's Supper in Protestantism, Eucharist in Lutheranism, Eucharist in the Catholic Church, lovefeast, communion service
What it is Filled
The Christian rite observed by consuming consecrated bread and wine in remembrance of Jesus' Last Supper, called the Eucharist, Holy Communion or the Lord's Supper, received within services such as the Mass or the Divine Liturgy or, where permitted, from reserved elements; churches differ in doctrine, in whether both kinds are received, and in who may receive.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent describe communion across Christian traditions accurately and respectfully, without taking doctrinal sides.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Called a sacrament in Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican and Lutheran traditions; an ordinance in many Baptist churches.
- Views range from transubstantiation and real presence to memorialism; reception may be under one kind or both.
- A lovefeast or fellowship meal is not automatically communion.
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- declare one tradition correct
- give pastoral or religious rulings
Only with a human decision
- pastoral questions, which go to clergy of the person's church
May
- describe practices and beliefs neutrally with sources
Moral aspects Filled
- respect for faith communities
- neutrality
Who is affected
- Christians
- communities
Owners Filled
Steward
nobody; a rite; each church governs its own practice
Master systems
- official church texts
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q13024547 - registry parent class
- Q13537604 - registry parent class
- Q1365637 - registry parent class
related
- Christian rite - worship
- Last Supper - event
- Mass or Divine Liturgy - liturgical context
- lovefeast - fellowship meal
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.communion
- Wikidata: Q66086 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q66086)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
A rite has no physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Bread or wafers and wine or grape juice distributed in a church service
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- describe practice in different traditions
- explain theological views neutrally
- explain who may receive in each tradition in general terms
- point to official church texts
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Misrepresenting a tradition's beliefs
- Gluten-related conditions, allergies and alcohol-related concerns for some communicants
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Official liturgical books and doctrinal texts of each church
- Code of Canon Law (Latin Church) and Eastern Catholic canon law
Context of use required Filled
- Worship and the expression of faith and church unity.
- Catholic Eucharist
- Orthodox Holy Communion
- Anglican Holy Communion
- Lutheran Lord's Supper
- Reformed and evangelical Lord's Supper
Sources Filled
- Q66086 - identity of the registry item, labels and sitelinks
- Eucharist - general description of the subject
- Catechism of the Catholic Church: The Paschal Banquet - Reception, preparation, communion under one or both kinds and participation in Christ.
- Code of Canon Law, Canons 879-958 - Ministers, admission, preparation, elements and communion outside Mass.
- The Orthodox Faith: Communion - Reception as part of Divine Liturgy, both elements and admission of baptised and chrismated children.
- What is a Love Feast? - Distinction between lovefeast and the Lord's Supper.
- An Order of Sunday Worship Using the Basic Pattern - Communion within worship, grape juice and alcohol-related pastoral considerations.
- Theology Forum: What is open or closed communion? - Baptist ordinance terminology, symbolism and admission distinctions.
Open questions
- The registry merges tradition-specific articles; should they be separate entries?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q66086/spec.json