How does the Catholic Church view the Eucharist in regards to blood transfusions (more... )?

Question

Say that I goto Mass and take the Eucharist. Then after Mass I donate blood.

What's the differnece between a Catholic in sin (without confessions the sins & making penance) receiving Jesus at Mass than when they receive it through blood transfusion?

Does the receiver of my blood get united with Jesus & all others who've ever attended mass ...

Wow, everyday catholic ... ah, what if a Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu, Islamic, or atheist gets blood filled with nurishment from the Eucharist???

Answer 1

The Eucharist is the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ, God the Son, the second person of the Holy Trinity.

Blood transfusions are human organ donations and physical medical procedures.

The Catholic Church teaches:

Organ transplants are in conformity with the moral law if the physical and psychological dangers and risks incurred by the donor are proportionate to the good sought for the recipient.

Donation of organs (including blood) is a noble and meritorious act and is to be encouraged as a manifestation of generous solidarity.

It is not morally acceptable if the donor or those who legitimately speak for him have not given their explicit consent.

By the way, Pope Benedict XVI is a registered organ doner: http://www.the-tidings.com/2005/0902/organ.htm

For more information, see the Catechism of the Catholic Church, section 2296: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt3sect2chpt2art5.htm#2296
Or the Encyclical EVANGELIUM VITAE: http://www.vatican.va/edocs/ENG0141/_INDEX.HTM

With love in Christ.

Answer 2

I guess your question is asking if the Eucharist makes your blood holy and would therefore have an effect on non-Catholics/Christians if your blood would be transfused into them?

I'd probably have to say no. The belief in the Real Presence requires faith. We receive sanctification physically and spiritually when we partake of Holy Communion, but only when we first have faith in Jesus being present. This wouldn't be the same with a non-believer. Remember, we have to ask God for grace, usually through prayer. God never disrespects our free will, which means if we want blessings, have to ask. When will an atheist ever ask? If we want forgiveness, we have to ask. When will a Buddhist do this? To ask those things in the first place requires faith, and if they don't have that, then how would they expect to receive grace?

Answer 3

As Catholics, we see the Eucharist as both symbol and Presence. IOW, Jesus is really present in the Eucharist, although the bread and the wine maintain the properties of bread and wine. We take them in fulfillment of Jesus' commands in John, as we understand the passages.

Thus, the bread and wine will be digested, broken down into components, and these nutrients will be filtered into the blood by the digestive system. However, the Presence of Christ lives within you in the deepest part of yourself because you receive the Eucharist in Faith.

Consider if you went up for Communion and they ran out - would you not receive His Presence? Quite the contrary, you would, because your heart desired it and you sought Him. The spiritual gift is not the physical gift, but the two are intermingled for a time. Yet, if you gave blood (a life-saving thing to do), the digested nutrients of the bread and wine (as well as the previous night's pizza and that morning's eggs) would be passed on as well, but the gift of the Spirit remains the one who receives it.

Answer 4

Receiving Jesus is a personal and spiritual thing. Jesus Christ cannot be received through a blood transfusion or any other physical means.

In as much as the body and blood of Christ can be received as the Blessed Sacrament when you go to mass, you need receive Christ in your life by believing that He is your personal Lord and Saviour and to forsake the devil and sin.

A personal experience of a call to repentance and accepting Christ is the only way to receive Christ. No one can receive Christ on behalf of another person especialy not through a blood transfusion.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

The whole consecrated host (transfiguration) is a little weird to me, as it can be looked at as a form of cannibalism. I don't think that there are much nutrients in the host that it is broken down and then any nutrient is absorbed into the blood stream. It's probably just processed like you would eat any other food. No, the person does not "consume" Christ if you give blood...

Answer 7

I'm not Catholic, but I can answer with fair certianly that... they'd think you were nuts by the very nature of the quesiton.

The bread and wine are supposed to be symbolically representing the acceptance of Jesus's sacrifice, and honoring the tradition he gave to his disciples.

So... no... it won't change your blood. No, the receiver won't get "united" with Jesus.

Ha, if it were that easy, all Christians would be pumped full of iron and donating blood by the gallons, rather than shoving scripture in our faces.

Answer 8

The catholics have a false doctrine concerning communion. Jesus never said to be a cannibal.

Catholics are not saved and are not Christians. Catholics believe a false gospel of works that leads to eternal hell (Galatians 1).

Bible teachers that said the Vatican and the catholic cult are an antichrist: John Bunyan, John Huss, John Wycliffe, John Calvin, William Tyndale, John Knox, Thomas Bacon, John Wesley, Charles Spurgeon, Samuel Cooper, John Cotton, and Jonathan Edwards

Answer 9

Sounds like a bunch of religious mumbojumo cooked up by the Catholic Church.

I think this falls under the parable of healing on the sabbath in which Jesus was saying "just use a little common sense". So no, they don't get united.

Answer 10

All Christians are already united in Jesus Christ.