Do vegetarian Catholics take communion?

Question

The Catholic doctrine of literal transubstantiation means the wafers are meat.

Answer 1

this is very funny i dont know

Answer 2

The Catholic doctrine of literal transubstantiation means that the Real Presence of Jesus' body and blood are under the appearance of bread and wine.

You lose.

:)

Answer 3

I don't think that when they say "the body of Christ", they mean it literally. It's a spiritual thing, to take in the "meaning" of Christ.
Besides, the wafers are bread, so I don't think vegitarians should be concerned about it.

Answer 4

Well yes, supposedly meat, but not literally, and since a vegetarian's body is "literal" (or more adequately put, real), then "pretend meant", which is really a cracker, should not pose any problems.

Answer 5

Yes, most vegetarian Catholics receive the Eucharist.

I also know of some recovering alcoholics who sip the consecrated wine. This is the only alcohol they drink.

With love in Christ.

Answer 6

yes they do take Communion as the accident of the sacrament is under the appearance of bread. This food that comes down from Heaven is not dead food that becomes part of us like earthly food but, we become part of the living God -- Jesus who is in Heaven he is the way the truth and the life. Unless you eat of my body and drink of my blood, you have no life in you, he said. I believe him as I can feel his life coursing through my veins. Many people who are deadened so much by sin do not feel this, but, many who he has made clean do feel his life.

Answer 7

I don't see why not. The wafers given at communion are pieces of unleavened bread. No meat involved.

Answer 8

Communion is, as far as I know, eating a tiny piece of cracker and drinking a tiny sip or grape juice or wine. Wouldn't interfere with a vegetarian's diet.

Answer 9

Yes! It's the actual body of Christ under the appearances of bread and wine. The body consumes and processes it as bread and wine. The soul receives the actual body and blood of Christ.

Silly question.

Answer 10

Yes. Kind of like how Jehovah's Witnesses eat steak, even though they're supposed to abstain from blood products.

Answer 11

<> it is not "if" we have confidence, it fairly is that we do have confidence in Transubstantiation. No, it is not eating meat. The bread and wine exchange into the supernatural glorified physique of Christ, no longer the 2000 year previous corporal physique of Christ.