when i was in catholic school, one day in 7th grade i asked if Catholics could be considered cannibals. I asked this because during the holy communion thing, the priest turns the waffer cracker into the "body of christ" and the nasty wine into the "blood of christ", and as Catholics they believe that it truely has been turned to the body and blood of christ. so could it be possible that Catholics and Christians are to some degree cannibals? My teacher just stared at me and never answered the question.
I don't want to be offensive in any way, i just want to hear view points on the subject. It's just an interesting point on how people of god could be doing the most immoral act of society, the eating of another person.
2007-11-04 10:58:22 · 15 answers · asked by gr_rargh 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Why are most of you getting so uptight about a simple question. I know it's symbolic of him and not "really" flesh and blood, but I myself just want to hear what you have to say. No need to have a cow. Calm down, and answer the question in a civilized manner, or don't answer it at all.
2007-11-04 11:21:01 · update #1
Well here's a statement that will shake the earth on R&S....
The Eucharist is NOT a symbol, it is the true, living presence of Christ Jesus. His body and His blood.
Not a symbol, at all, period.
Call it what you want. I would take being called a cannibal ANYDAY (which we are not), as long as I am able to recognize Christ in the Eucharist and know that it is His Body and His Blood.
If you or anybody seeks clarification on the point I just made or wants to see why I think the way I do, feel free to email me.
With peace and love in Christ
2007-11-04 20:44:29 · answer #1 · answered by WhiteTiger29 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you quite serious? No. No one that I have ever met honestly believes that cheap wine, or grape juice and grocery store crackers are really the blood and flesh of Jesus Christ.
I am not Catholic so I have no idea what they believe, but somehow I think that they realize that if you did genetic testing on what they eat and drink during communion that it wouldn't actually be human.
My understanding of communion was that we were symbolically taking the knowledge of the sacrifices Christ made as well as everything that he was/is into ourselves. That's what I thought the whole point was. Not to consume the body of a human being....
Are you being serious or deliberately obtuse?
2007-11-04 11:10:09 · answer #2 · answered by jennette h 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
truly no longer cannibalism. remember the blessing of the bread and wine? remember the declaring 'attempt this in memory of me'? this procedure is a way of being joined with Him. an popularity of the sacrifice. once you've a deep love for someone, you pick to be as close as obtainable to that human being. On an analogous word, a non secular marriage combines the soul of the couple. I understand the Communion as a thanks to combine our human being souls with Him. Definition of COMMUNION a million : an act or party of sharing 2 a capitalized : a Christian sacrament in which consecrated bread and wine are ate up as memorials of Christ's lack of life or as symbols for the end of a non secular union between Christ and communicant or because the body and blood of Christ b : the act of receiving Communion c capitalized : the area of a Communion service in which the sacrament is gained perhaps a priest can grant a more advantageous analogy/answer on your question.
2016-10-23 09:57:14 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a young child, I was a Catholic and a strict vegetarian. I had no problem taking communion.
If a 7 year old can figure out symbolism, I don't know why so many adults find it so hard to grasp.
2007-11-04 11:12:22 · answer #4 · answered by Pangloss (Ancora Imparo) AFA 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gark. The blood/flesh of Christ thing is symbolic.
2007-11-04 11:04:44 · answer #5 · answered by Skunk 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No cannibalism. The Catholic Church has it wrong. It's that the body and blood are symbolic of Christ, not Christ Himself.
2007-11-04 11:07:38 · answer #6 · answered by chrstnwrtr 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The Eucharist, is a false teaching. Jesus said 'this means my body', and 'this means my blood' not this is.
Jesus taught using parables. The bread and the wine were never anything more than symbols.
For example, if a Catholic takes communion, then gets their stomach pumped, the only thing we'll find is partially digested wine and bread.
2007-11-04 11:02:45 · answer #7 · answered by Tim 47 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Did the wafer and wine taste like meat and blood to you? Communion is an act or instance of sharing, or an intimate fellowship or rapport. Jesus wanted us to come together. The bread and wine are His way of having us reflect in Him.
2007-11-04 11:05:45 · answer #8 · answered by -M- 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's not literally the blood and body. It is symbolism.
2007-11-04 11:09:14 · answer #9 · answered by Kaliko 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well, it is symbolic cannibalism, eat the body and blood of christ
2007-11-04 11:03:40 · answer #10 · answered by chin 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋