Do episcopal believe in the real presence in the eucharist like the catholics?

Answer 1

--is Catholic--

Only the (really) High Anglo-Catholics believe in the REAL PRESENCE. The rest of the Anglicans follow the standard Protestant definitions. I should state that the High Anglo-Catholics are incorrect according to official Anglicanism. The 39 articles specifically deny the REAL PRESANCE.
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Article XXVIII
Of the Lord’s Supper
The Supper of the Lord is not only a sign of the love that Christians ought to have among themselves one to another; but rather it is a Sacrament of our Redemption by Christ’s death: insomuch that to such as rightly, worthily, and with faith, receive the same, the Bread which we break is a partaking of the Body of Christ; and likewise the Cup of Blessing is a partaking of the Blood of Christ.

Transubstantiation (or the change of the substance of Bread and Wine) in the Supper of the Lord, cannot be proved by holy Writ; but is repugnant to the plain words of Scripture, overthrow the nature of a Sacrament, and hath given occasion to many superstitions.

The Body of Christ is given, taken, and eaten, in the Supper, only after an heavenly and spiritual manner. And the mean whereby the Body of Christ is received and eaten in the Supper is Faith.

The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper was not by Christ’s ordinance reserved, carried about, lifted up, or worshipped.
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To help some of the other people out here. You only believe in the REAL PRESANCE if there is no bread and no wine on the table after the consecration. If you think there is one molecule of bread or one molecule of wine there, then that is not belief in the REAL PRESANCE. In addition, you do not believe in the REAL PRESANCE if you will not worship the consecrated host and the consecrated wine to the same or greater extent as you would worship God in other situations.

***** who is the person above this post does not answer for the Orthodox. The Orthodox believe in the REAL PRESENCE as I stated, the Lutherans do not. The Lutheran belief is as ***** stated which is called consubstantiation and is not the REAL PRESANCE. The 39 Articles of Traditional Anglicanism deny also consubstantiation as I posted above.

An important question also is not “do they believe” but rather do the Anglicans have a valid Eucharist? The answer is NO because they lack valid holy orders (trans. They don’t have real priests) so no matter if some Anglican happens to think that the Real Presence is real, they are only getting bread and wine.

Answer 2

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Do episcopal believe in the real presence in the eucharist like the catholics?

Answer 3

Transubstantiation Episcopal

Answer 4

Actually, Episcopalians do not believe in transubstantiation, since it is not supported by scripture. But, at the same time, we do not believe in consubstantiation (that the substance of the bread and wine coexists with the body and blood of Christ in the Eucharist).

We just prefer to consider it a mysery and leave it at that.

Answer 5

Do Episcopalians Believe In Transubstantiation

Answer 6

Yes, they do. It's slightly different, though. They believe that the Eucharist is Jesus Christ in every way except physically. Physically, it's still bread and wine. This is called consubstantiation as opposed to transubstantiation.

Answer 7

Yes.... Most Episcopalians believe in a "real presence" when we take Communion. And please don't listen to the individual above me. S/he obviously has an opinion based outside of the Episcopal Church... i.e. narrow minded Roman Catholic who does not represent members of his/her faith very well..... and is displaying a lot of bigotry in his/her answer. My wife is a life-long Roman Catholic and has never shown this level of ugliness in anything she has spoken of in regards to other Christians and their beliefs.

The 39 Articles to which this individual refers state that we take part in the body and blood of Jesus in a spiritual manner. How one wants to interpret this is up to the indvidual receiving Communion. "Real presence" is not something that has to be defined down to molecules to find understanding in it. The Holy Orders of the officient who presides over the Eucharist can be argued over in reference to a Papal Bull issued over 100 years ago til the cows come home... but of what importance is it except to obscure theologians and the indvidual above me.

Lutherans, Eastern Orthodox and most Episcopalians/Anglicans believe that Jesus is present when they take Communion. That's about it.

Thanks

Bill

Answer 8

Yes, just like Lutherans and other Christian churches - like the Orthadox churches - we believe that Christ is present "in, with and under" the eliments. They remain bread, and wine, but are the body and blood of Christ.

Answer 9

As far as I know it is strictly a one Cult thing.

With every other group it is a commemorative event.

Answer 10

Most Anglicans do, and that is the mother church for Episcopalians