2007-11-27 12:36:41 · 18 answers · asked by carl 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes, it's the Roman Catholic belief that the bread and wine actually become the body and blood of Jesus Christ.
2007-11-27 12:40:14 · answer #1 · answered by Purdey EP 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yeah, weird, I actually do. Good old private religious school for ya....I went for years. Anyway...Transubstantiation is the word used for the Christian belief that, during communion, the bread and the wine actually become the body and blood of Christ.
2007-11-27 20:40:10 · answer #2 · answered by Gummy wurm 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This tran·sub·stan·ti·a·tion (trÄn'sÉb-stÄn'shÄ-Ä'shÉn) Pronunciation Key
n.
Conversion of one substance into another.
In many Christian churches, the doctrine holding that the bread and wine of the Eucharist are transformed into the body and blood of Jesus, although their appearances remain the same.
2007-11-27 20:41:01 · answer #3 · answered by Molly 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It's the Catholic belief of what happens when the bread and wine actually becomes the body and blood of Christ during mass.
2007-11-27 20:40:00 · answer #4 · answered by Citrine Dream 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Yes. Latin: "Trans" = "change" "Substancia" = "substance".
The changing of the elements of Bread and Wine into the Real Presence of Christ's Body and Blood.
2007-11-27 20:41:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
It's the process by which the bread and wine are changed into the body of Christ in our catholic mass.
2007-11-27 20:46:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Catholic mysticism. At the blessing of the Eucharist and the wine, they are turned into the literal body and blood of Jesus.
2007-11-27 20:42:31 · answer #7 · answered by Tseruyah 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
It is a false belief of the Roman Catholic Church regarding the body and blood of Jesus Christ. They believe and interpreted that the true body and blood of Jesus was changed from bread and wine which they are doing during there communion offerings.
2007-11-27 20:50:32 · answer #8 · answered by Jesus M 7 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Yes - Father K has it explained quite well. God Bless
2007-11-27 20:46:37 · answer #9 · answered by TheoMDiv 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Most persons would define that as a fib, the same type of fib needed to turn a wooden puppet into a real human boy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinocchio
2007-11-27 20:45:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋