Why are Catholics cannibals?

Question

Well, at least metaphorically..They drink "the blood of Christ" and eat "the flesh of Christ" in a ceremony...Kind of gruesome don't you think?

Answer 1

yeah, it "becomes" his blood and flesh when it goes in their mouths? Do catholics realize how dumb that sounds?

Answer 2

We celebrate the Eucharist because Jesus Christ commanded this of us.

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.

Answer 3

Historically speaking, in ancient ANCIENt times, there were tribes that would eat the flesh of their dead to "intake" the goodness of the person into themselves when they died. Like, it was ritual, a sacred honor, whatnot. So, maybe the idea came from that. Otherwise, I'm an atheist, so you can call catholics cannibals all you want, I'm not too concerned.

Answer 4

I have often wondered that myself. It is ok to take Christ and eat him and drink his blood? Even if it is just a metaphor it is still gross. I mean would you cut up your pastor and eat his flesh and drink his blood? He is supposed to be Christ like isn't he?

Answer 5

As an Irish Catholic in NY, and going to catholic school, church etc. I think that most of us in the church see a few things that might need revision, LOL ! However, I think that it is a point of all faiths, to make us good people (although Catholic school taught us how to act like prisoners). I try to be a good person by doing simple but, good things ( turning drunks over on their faces, so that they don't aspirate, buying a hungry homeless person a sandwich, letting someone out of a tight spot in traffic, etc).

Answer 6

That's why the ancient gnostics said that He wasn't a real person, but an aparition. And that ignited the fire of centuries and centuries of religiously-based bloodshed (bloodshed in Egypt in 3. and 4. centuries AD, the Albigensian Crusades in Europe in 12. and 13. centuries AD, for example)

Answer 7

Hey dont knock it until you try it! Nothing wrong with blood and meat! Every religion has a ceremony that ignoramuses think is gruesome!

Answer 8

I hope you're not serious.
It is not Cannibalism. We believe that the wine and bread turns into the body and blood of Christ. Not in terms of physical, but more it is spiritual terms. We believe that when the priest holds them up and asks God to bless them and turn them into the body and blood, he is drawing himself into it, so that we may each share a part of him in ourselves, a part that helps forgive our sins and also help us not sin. It is like asking the Holy Spirit to help you, and stay with you, in you, and in others. It is a blessed sacrament that many of us take seriously, and when people say it perverted like that its just irrelevant, and rude, and very disrespectful.

Answer 9

I don't think that it's symbolic...I think that they really did eat Jesus, and drank his blood the whole time they were scarfing him down. Jesus wasn't crucified at all. Jesus was thoroughly consumed by cannibals.

Answer 10

dont knock it til you try it, the crusades were gruesome too, dont be scared, join the catholic church, come on over to the dark side,they wont bite you, but I will.