Understanding Spiritual Communion: Insights from Auxiliary Bishop Athanasius Schneider

Interview Organization: Kirche in Not Deutschland
Video Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbGllXz9ctk
Interviewer Name: Volker Niggewöhner
Date: July 13, 2016
Note: This interview is in German
Bishop Schneider explains that true Communion must be spiritual and heartfelt, uniting the believer with God. He warns that receiving Communion without this inner connection, while living in sin, is spiritually ineffective, emphasizing that sacramental participation requires genuine preparation and devotion to fully receive God’s grace.