There are some of us who do not understand this concept. If the Eucharist is the body and blood of Christ, why can we not share it with others? The question is understandable but the concept is misunderstood.
The Eucharist, also known as Communion, the body, blood, soul and divinity of Christ, cannot be dispensed to non-Catholics because they are not "in communion" with Jesus' Church which is the Catholic Church in which the fullness of truth resides or subsists. Receiving communion means you accept everything that the church teaches which came from Jesus himself, transmitted through oral and written means.
If a person is of sound morality, this analogy is applicable, the Eucharist is like a marriage covenant. Prior to being married, the couple cannot have 'marital relations' because both are not "in communion" with one another. Only when a couple is truly married that they can participate in 'marital relations.' In the same way, the Eucharist is like the 'marital relation' we share with our spouse. This is also a small glimpse or explanation of the nuptial mystery that Pope John Paul talks about in his Theology of the Body.
This concept will also follow for people who are Catholics but are not in communion with the church, meaning, those who have committed mortal sin. Mortal sin is a rejection of God and thus one cannot partake of the (physical) body and blood of Christ. However, they are still invited in "spiritual" communion.
Glory to Jesus Christ.
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