why do catholics beleive the bread, becomes Jesus's body blood soul and divinity?

Question

The Roman Catholic Church through history approached her faith life with the clarification of language. That is, she translated the essentials of revealed faith into the vocabulary of living language.

To the revealed Word that there is "Father, Son and Holy Spirit" the Church labeled the belief "Trinity."
To the revealed Word that the "Son of God became man" the Church labeled the belief "Incarnation."
To the revealed Word that the "blood of Christ spilled on Calvary saved us" the Church labeled the belief "Redemption."
To the revealed Word that "my flesh is true food, my blood is true drink" the Church labeled the belief "Transubstantiation."
Transubstantiation reflects Roman Catholic faith in the literalness of the words of the Bible.

Jesus (omnipotent God) said: "This is my body; this is my blood." And again Jesus said: "I am the bread of life;" "My flesh is true food; my blood is true drink;" "He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood ...;" etc.

Roman Catholics take Jesus at His word: the bread is his body; the wine is his blood.

From the Apostles at the Last Supper until today, the bread and wine of Eucharist looks and feels and tastes like bread and wine in the eating and drinking.

Similar to all of God's Word, faith is essential. Faith in what? In the words of Jesus even though the bread does not look, feel, taste like flesh; even though the wine does not look, feel, taste like blood.

Medieval philosophers and theologians sought simply to label this simple biblical faith: Jesus said that bread is his body and wine is his blood even though it did not appear to change into visible flesh and blood.

Transubstantiation means the substance part of the bread and wine elements changes; but the accidental parts--sight, taste, smell, touch--do not. Catholics believe that since Jesus said it and He is God, he can do it. They believe! "Transubstantiation" merely labels it.

In everyday life, it is not at all uncommon to believe in things man cannot perceive by the senses: wind, electricity, love, peace, etc. All the more when Jesus says it.

Answer 1

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 a 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.

By the way, the Orthodox, Lutheran and many Anglican Churches also believe in the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist.

For more information, see the Catechism of the Catholic Church, sections 1322 and following: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt2sect2chpt1art3.htm

With love in Christ.

Answer 2

Because God said so. Jesus said, "My flesh is REAL food; my blood is REAL drink". REAL, not symbolic. He said "THIS IS my body" THIS IS my blood". Catholics accept and believe the Word of God. All of it, not just what is convenient or easy. When Jesus preached this to the people, many got up and walked away shaking their heads, and followed Him no more. Obviously they took Him to be speaking literally. Otherwise there would have been no reason for them to abandon Him over His teaching. If all these people were walking away from eternal life over a simple misunderstanding, because they thought He was saying something that He was not actually saying, why didn't He speak up and correct the misunderstanding?? Obviously, because there was no misunderstanding. They understood Him just as He intended to be understood. The writings of the earliest Fathers of the Church repeatedly confirm the belief of the early Church that the Eucharist is literally the body and blood of the risen Savior. Paul also writes that anyone who receives the Eucharist unworthily is guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. Why would someone have to be "worthy" to participate in a mere symbolic gesture? And, Jesus told the Church that whatsoever it binds upon earth is bound in heaven. The real presence of Christ in the Most Holy Eucharist is binding teaching on all Christians, even though some of them do not know or accept it, and is therefore bound in heaven.

Answer 3

Amen my beautiful sister
At the Last Supper, on the night he was betrayed, our Savior instituted the Eucharistic sacrifice of his Body and Blood. This he did in order to perpetuate the sacrifice of the cross throughout the ages until he should come again, and so to entrust to his beloved Spouse, the Church, a memorial of his death and resurrection: a sacrament of love, a sign of unity, a bond of charity, a Paschal banquet in which Christ is consumed, the mind is filled with grace, and a pledge of future glory is given to us.

Answer 4

John 6 for one their are many others Maybe the apostles believing the same thing
who I might add taught without the bible and spoke of TRADITON to bad the protestants call Jesus a Liar and flee from him. Read John 6:66 and see who the first protestants were

Real Presence in the Eucharist

"‘Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes has eternal life. I am the bread of life. Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. This is bread which comes down from heaven, that a man may eat of it and not die. I am the living bread which came down from heaven; if any one eats of this bread, he will live for ever; and the bread which I shall give for the life of the world is my flesh.’ The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, ‘How can this man give us his flesh to eat?’ So Jesus said to them, ‘Truly truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, you have no life in you; he who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is food indeed, and my blood is drink indeed’" (John 6:47-55).
"For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, ‘This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.’ In the same way also the cup, after supper, saying, ‘This cup is the new covenant of my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.’ For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes" (1 Cor. 11:23-26).
"Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of profaning the body and blood of the Lord" (1 Cor. 11:27).

Answer 5

We believe it because Christ said it was so.

For some, the scriptural argument is capped by an appeal to John 6:63: "It is the spirit that gives life, the flesh is of no avail; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life."

In John 6:63 "flesh profits nothing" refers to mankind’s inclination to think using only what their natural human reason would tell them rather than what God would tell them. Thus in John 8:15–16 Jesus tells his opponents: "You judge according to the flesh, I judge no one. Yet even if I do judge, my judgment is true, for it is not I alone that judge, but I and he who sent me." So natural human judgment, unaided by God’s grace, is unreliable; but God’s judgment is always true.


In John 6:63 "flesh" does not refer to Christ’s own flesh—the context makes this clear—but to mankind’s inclination to think on a natural, human level. "The words I have spoken to you are spirit" does not mean "What I have just said is symbolic." The word "spirit" is never used that way in the Bible. The line means that what Christ has said will be understood only through faith; only by the power of the Spirit and the drawing of the Father.

Whatever else might be said, the early Church took John 6 literally. In fact, there is no record from the early centuries that implies Christians doubted the constant Catholic interpretation. There exists no document in which the literal interpretation is opposed and only the metaphorical accepted.

Why do Fundamentalists and Evangelicals reject the plain, literal interpretation of John 6? For them, Catholic sacraments are out because they imply a spiritual reality—grace—being conveyed by means of matter. This seems to them to be a violation of the divine plan. For many Protestants, matter is not to be used, but overcome or avoided.

But God approves of matter—he approves of it because he created it—and he approves of it so much that he comes to us under the appearances of bread and wine, just as he does in the physical form of the Incarnate Christ.

Answer 6

Maria,
In Revelation, when John is given the scroll to eat, do Catholic Priests teach that he was handed some rolled up paper and he actually chewed it up and swallowed it? No. When Jesus met the Samaritan woman at the well and told her He would give her living water, did He give her Holy water? No. At the last supper, Jesus said "Do this in remembrance of Me". Did the disciples receive the Holy Spirit at the last supper when they ate the bread and drank the wine? No. The Catholic Church and system of beliefs were formed as a governing body to control the population. They needed the public (at that time) to believe that they held Jesus and His power within their walls and control. Why do you think Martin Luther freaked out on the Catholic Church?

Answer 7

The right word should be "this is in remembrance of my body for the bread and in remembrance of blood for the wine or water whatever it serve. If the bible is not being corrupted by the philosophers and theologians we should get the right wordings from that last supper that Christ last officiated.



If Christ went to different body and died and He look for another one and possess it if He have choice to do it? That's reincarnation.

Human posses only one body and one spirit for this joint together to face his fate at the judgment day.

Answer 8

As a Former Catholic.... Much is taught which is Only Catholic Doctrine... and Not Biblical TRUE!

When I was ... Born Again [ read my testimony on my Blog / 360 ] I was opened to the TRUTH... as found in the Bible!

Jesus.... in here.....!

(Romans 8:34) Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, = Who is even = at the right hand of God, = Who also maketh intercession for us.

YET.... every Catholic Cross..... STILL HAS JESUS... ON IT! Yes in Every Catholic Church... JESUS IS STILL ON THE CROSS....!

See what the BIBLE... Says.....?

(Mark 16:6) And he saith unto them, = Be not affrighted: = Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, = which was crucified: = he is risen; = he is not here: = behold the place where they laid him.

And Still... THEY.. have Him... Still On the Cross!

Thanks RR

Answer 9

My Contack Gods Child can deal will you also.But Im Luthern .And we still Belive this is the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ.Its C A L L E D ...C O M C U N O I N.

Answer 10

It's an irrational belief. Try taking a piece of the bread and sample of the wine and test it for human DNA.