Comments on: Do Catholics believe the Eucharist is truly the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ?

By: imacatho

imacatho — Thu, 07 May 2009 23:30:19 +0000

Yes
Mass + +
At the Last Supper, Jesus said, "Take this bread. It's my body. "Then he said:" Take this and drink. This is my blood. Do this in memory of me. "
Catholics that this was the first Eucharist, through a miracle that the bread and wine actually become the body and blood of Jesus Christ.
Catholics reenact the Last Supper at every Mass, where God, through the priest changes the bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus Christ.
This is a great sacrament of thanksgiving and unity of Catholics.
Indeed, the Orthodox, Lutheran and many Anglican Churches also believe in the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist.
For more information, see the Catechism of the Catholic Church, sections 1322 et seq: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt2s …
Tabernacle + +
Tabernacle, tabernaculum in Latin, means tent.
This is the store that the Jews that the Ten Commandments and the Ark of the Covenant. This is where God dwelt in the midst of his people.
If any of the Body of Christ is not consumed, then safely stored in the tabernacle. After all these years, remains the place where God dwells in the midst of his people.
For more information, see the Catechism of the Catholic Church, sections 1322 et seq: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt2s …
+ With love in Christ.

By: Edward J

Edward J — Thu, 07 May 2009 23:30:19 +0000

Do. Personally I do not, but that's what happened. I was an altar boy and the priest fell a lot of bread on the floor and I fumbled the catch. He became angry and collect them all and pushed into her mouth. What I find funny kind of sense not to be disrespectful, but he actually thought that Jesus fell on the floor.

By: baredd79

baredd79 — Thu, 07 May 2009 23:30:19 +0000

Yes I was raised Catholic.

By: mark b

mark b — Thu, 07 May 2009 23:30:19 +0000

Thomas Aquinas taught us about the issue is the meaning of the actual presence and after the consecration the true body and blood understandable, but has a bit of study. When you said that remains the same, which is an error in thought, in fact, changes in the essence, the simplest definition is meaningful, is what it is. An accident is the shape of the object, which can take and taste like bread and wine, but is changed into the Body and Blood.
Heat the wine in the sacred Tabernacle was the Holy of Hollies.

By: RJ

RJ — Thu, 07 May 2009 23:30:19 +0000

Who cares. I was raised Catholic, most are not. For me it was a nasty and horrible cracking wine tasting drink.

By: Icy Gazpacho

Icy Gazpacho — Thu, 07 May 2009 23:30:19 +0000

Rituals are just symbols. The tabernacle is sacred turf for this reason alone. Nobody believed that these symbols are miraculously transformed into the body and blood of Christ … is the bread and wine - a ritual performed by a priest, while re-enacting the last supper .. using words that are meant to be Jesus himself.

By: magpie

magpie — Thu, 07 May 2009 23:30:19 +0000

I think it can be called transmigration or something similar. I am a Protestant, but I grew up with is Catholic and I believe the Catholic Church teaches that the wafer and wine are actually the blood of Jesus and Jesus' body, and thus blocking the host churches for people with evil in mind can not get their hands on them.

By: brainsto

brainsto — Thu, 07 May 2009 23:30:19 +0000

Yes
Catholics believe the priest has the power to change bread and wine into flesh and blood of Christ mutter a few magic words on them.
There is nothing symbolic about it, who should believe that is actually happening.
When the church had more power in the last few centuries to thousands of people were tortured and killed for refusing to believe this.
The process continues with the believers to eat this meat, so they really believe they are taking part in an act of cannibalism.

By: purplefl

purplefl — Thu, 07 May 2009 23:30:19 +0000

yes, yes
peace,
Pam

By: kwxilvr

kwxilvr — Thu, 07 May 2009 23:30:19 +0000

Yes, "serious" Catholics believe this fantastic (and unsubstantiated) belief. It is called transubstantiation. As a former Catholic, who is one of the concepts that led me to atheism.