Because there are Two sides of this. Christian Fundamentalist say one thing. Catholics say another thing. What do think. Any one can base this with the Bible? Lets see who can answer this one.
2006-07-19 09:50:58 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It's too small to make a good meal.
2006-07-19 09:51:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The fact is ...there is no fact here. It is a matter of theology and faith. Did you ever notice that Yahoo puts the topic of Religion in the Category of Society & Culture ? Like religion is listed with mythology ! The point is that Catholic belief is that the Eucharist is the actual sharing of Christ's Body( and Blood ). This is difficult to understand. Very Difficult for most of us. Catholic belief holds ( at this time ) that the Eucharist is not just a symbol (like a Stop sign or US Flag ) but it is the REAL presence. Hard to grasp if you really, really think about it.
2006-07-19 10:06:46 · answer #2 · answered by colonial 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At the Last Supper, Jesus said, “Take this bread. It is my body.” Then he said, “Take this and drink. This is my blood. Do this in memory of me.”
Catholics believe this was the First Eucharist, that through some miracle the bread and wine actually became the body and blood of Jesus Christ.
Catholics reenact the Last Supper during every Mass, where the priest, acting in place of Christ, changes the bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus Christ.
This is a great sacrament of thanksgiving and unity of Catholics.
With love in Christ.
2006-07-20 18:29:43 · answer #3 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The bread and wine are symbolic of His Word and His Blood. Let's face it, He didn't slash his wrist into a chalice and have them drink and rip off a chunk of His arm for them to eat. There's no mention of a radical miracle literally changing the bread to flesh and the wine to blood, so one can only see the metaphor as being representative of those things. Christ alludes to the metaphor in teaching the disciples the meaning behind the purity of the blood and the soul-filling nature of the Word.
2006-07-19 09:59:48 · answer #4 · answered by bigvol662004 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Eucharist is bread which becomes the body of Christ by the priest. The wine at communion becomes the blood of Christ. If you read the Bible at the last supper Jesus told his diciples "do this in rememberance of me" The diciples were the first priests or ministers of Christ. They were to repeat this "communion" on the anniversary of Christ's death. The Catholic's repeat communion every sunday which I do not believe in. I believe this is to be repeated on the anniversary of Christ's death.
2006-07-19 09:57:04 · answer #5 · answered by goodbye 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to my knowledge, the blood and the wine is symbolic,and to better understand this you need to continue to study the bible, and dont ever beleieve what man or woman tell you concerning the BIble, the Bible has any answer you have and if anyone is to tell you anythning they shoud have a scripture to back up there claim. Jesus scarfice is the only hope for mankind.
2006-07-19 09:59:46 · answer #6 · answered by boogieclear 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
seriously... i think that the wine and bread don't make any difference maybe they might make you burp but not even. just a baptizing...
you don't necesarily have to use water... in the bible anywhere, has Jesus ever baptized with water, I think John the Baptist is the one who siad that 'there will be one who will baptize with light and fire' or something like that.
So communion u dont neessarily have to have the physical thing you have to have the spiritual thing.!
2006-07-19 09:55:39 · answer #7 · answered by GodisLove 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well let's consider something besides religious viewpoints.
There is no scientific evidence that the eucharist is transformed into anything other than what it already was before it is blessed.
Anything has to be symbolic. What it symbolizes is up for debate.
2006-07-19 09:56:16 · answer #8 · answered by Alan Turing 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to the catholic church, the bread and wine actually become the flesh and blood of jesus, yes. They really believe this... really. Scary, aint it? The funny thing is, most catholics don't believe it, even though the church says they should. Many don't even know that their own church believes this.
2006-07-19 09:54:52 · answer #9 · answered by The Resurrectionist 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
symbolic, but to be taken seriously as though it is the body and blood. It says in the bible that to partake without full understanding is a sin and this is why young children arn't suposed to partake in communion.
2006-07-19 09:54:29 · answer #10 · answered by cooltoque 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At the last supper, when Jesus told the diciples to eat the bread and drink the wine, he said "do this in rememberance of me". So, obviously, it's symbolic.
2006-07-19 09:53:16 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋