About me: I went to Israel to be baptised in 1999 and happened to be baptised by a Catholic priest!!!  (I was attending a church connected with All Souls, Langham Place, at the time and I think I may’ve been heading in the direction of St Michael’s Church of England in Camden Town – both C of E.)  To be honest, I thought it was funny.  However, I was sent my baptism certificate to get it registered with the church and so I was impelled to read the Catholic point of view* (I would’ve been too busy otherwise), because I would have had qualms about things, but I decided at the time that these were OK (and was also convinced on a separate point – the Eucharist). 

I understand that for many Christians it is very hurtful (really) that they are not to have communion in the Catholic church.  I think I could describe the reason for this in this way: it is because the church wants people to understand what it is that the church believes about the Eucharist (and the reason why?), as well as other Catholic beliefs, of course for their own benefit.  I think a difficulty arises when Christians do not realise this and think that because they are familiar with all the criticisms that have been levied at the Catholic Church that there is nothing for them to understand/know about Catholicism, unlike say non-Christians who may feel impatient and left out during communion at a mass but think perhaps also that there is something that they, however, do not really understand .

(If Catholics were to reach out more, it may not be so hurtful. Apparently history here has contributed eg at one point Catholic churches were not allowed to be built on the main road).