>>758645
Thank you. A couple more questions just because I'm concerned.
When I first learned about the real presence I had taken communion at that church a few more times first, trying to appreciate it more. I don't remember if I had learned about the sin and confession requirements yet, so I'm worried I may have messed up there.
Was it a sin when I partook in communion the times I've been to Catholic mass? Because I know at least there it wasn't grape juice but I think this was before I heard of the real presence.
If I go to the church I was raised in again before I find a new denomination, should I avoid partaking in their communion? I don't think anyone has declined to there.
Last question. If I don't know a priest who does traditional confessions, can I confess directly to God in prayer? That's what I've been doing. Is there a proper/improper way to do so?
>>758650
What are the Lutheran churches that are closest to non-protestant that teach the theology? The only Lutheran denomination I know about is the Missourio Synod due to Lutheran Satire, but I don't actually know the details beyond it's name. (Serious question, are they only in Missouri or is that just where they formed?)
>>758659
I don't know if it's the same for other protestants, but in my case the reasoning is that once you worry about your protestant denomination being possibly incorrect, and you fear misconstruing God's teachings or just missing something important. So I tried to find the most accurate Church, something with good Bible translations, Christian traditions, and access to theology. In my case and I expect others, the first Church we think of is the Catholic Church, because it's the oldest and many protestants (myself included until going on this board) haven't even heard of the Eastern Orthodox Church. Though they don't immediately start going to a Catholic church, because there's a lot going on there and it's a big step changing denominations and you want to make sure to find what you believe to be the right one. So some people start looking at Eastern Orthodox as an alternative once they learn about it as a non-protestant church that separated earlier, or they look at Lutheran churches because they aren't sure if he was right about his grievances, but it seems more likely than any of the other protestant denominations that broke off after.
tldr; I think most protestants that try to find another denomination are most likely to look at the Catholic, Orthodox, and Lutheran churches. (I know there are different kinds of Lutherans. Are there different kinds of Catholics or Orthodox that I should know about when looking into them?)