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Then when I told someone, they explained to me that that was in fact a really big deal that I said that. I already told my friend that she shouldn\u2019t have and it was my fault, but was it a sin? I now know that it was wrong, and I would never do that again. I\u2019m also afraid of going to confession because I\u2019m afraid the priest will be angry that I let someone disobey the rules. \u2013 M.S.<\/address>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Answered by Fr. Edward McIlmail, LC<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A:\u00a0Your note seems to indicate you were sending mixed signals to your friend.<\/p>\n<p>On the one hand, you told her that it was OK to receive Communion; on the other, you seemed to tell her that she <em>wasn\u2019t <\/em>supposed to do that.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t correct to tell the Baptist that she could receive Communion. 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He was an assistant publisher of the National Catholic Register and Faith &amp; Family magazine and an editor of the Zenit news agency\u2019s English edition. He has written for\u00a0SpiritualDirection.com\u00a0and\u00a0ePriest. Fr. McIlmail also worked in spiritual retreats in the Northeast, New England, the Midwest, and the South\u00a0and assisted with mission work in Mexico. Born in Philadelphia, he worked in journalism and was active in the pro-life movement before entering the novitiate of the Legion of Christ in 1992. 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