Catholics - isn't transubstantiation cannibalism? Do vegetarian Catholics have an alternative?

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Catholics - isn't transubstantiation cannibalism? Do vegetarian Catholics have an alternative?

2006-10-12 08:48:04 · 7 answers · asked by Nitrous McBread 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore

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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 God, acting 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.

I don't know of any Catholics who view this as cannibalism.

There is no alternative for vegetarian Catholics.

With love in Christ.

2006-10-12 16:40:05 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋

<> No, that's not. <> at the start, Jesus isn't a trifling individual, he's a God-guy. 2d of all, cannibalism involves the MURDERING of a trifling individual for the objective of eating the flesh. Catholics are not murdering people at Catholic hundreds!!!! 0.33 of all, do you think the bread and wine definitely replace into the flesh and blood of Christ? If not, then even you do not enroll in the best judgment of your individual argument - which begs the question - why are you making the canniabalism argument once you your self do not even have faith in it?!

2016-10-16 03:07:34 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Transubstantiation is symbolic. The belief that it is a cannibalistic act is a prejudice that was conceived in the infancy of Christianity. It is simply an act of remembrance for the sacrifices Christ made for His people. In the statement that the wine is the blood of Christ and the bread is His body, those who partake can realize that it was given for them and they can celebrate their salvation and faith. Vegetarians are not violating their personal beliefs by partaking, there is no meat involved. There isn't an alternative sacriment for anyone.

2006-10-12 08:52:49 · answer #3 · answered by PUtuba7 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋

Yes of course it is cannibalism, albeit ritual and symbolic. Most Catholics deny it, though! See above...

2006-10-12 22:35:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero.

2006-10-12 08:56:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Only if it went in the other direction. Body and blood into wheat and wine is ok.

2006-10-12 08:50:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋

no its not, and no they don't

2006-10-12 08:49:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋