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It’s not like one piece of the Eucharist was His arm, and another His leg. Whatever species (I think that’s the metaphysical term) made Him who He was is what makes the Eucharist what it is.
 
No, it’s not a spiritual presence, it is a physical one. It’s just that what makes the bread appear to be bread (smell, taste, feel, etc.) remains.
 
I assume you mean compared to Christ and His presence while He was on earth. They are equal.
 
No.

Christs presence on earth 2000 years ago, and his presence in the Tabernacle today are the EXACT SAME THING.
 
But sinners were banned to touch/come to Him when He was alive 2018 years ago?
How were they forgiven…(just asking)
 
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who said that they could not touch him?
The prostitutes could talk to Jesus. People in sin today can still talk to Christ in the Tabernacle.

However, the prostitutes could not reccieve the Eucharist, because they were in a state of mortal sin.
 
If that were the case, St. Joseph would not have been allowed to do so, because despite his great sanctity and being the second greatest Saint after Our Lady, he was a sinner. But he did touch Jesus.
 
How were they in state of mortal sin when they were forgiven?( just asking)
 
I meant before they were forgiven.
They could reccieve the Eucharist after their confession.
 
as I have said before, conversing with Jesus and reccieving the Eucharist are two different things.
 
A lot of the stories in the Bible give me the impression that the sinners had perfect contrition (CCC 1452). Because they were sorry for their sins out of love for Jesus (and God) they were already forgiven of their sins. Touching Jesus would not cause any further sin. These days, we have to go to confession to seal the deal, but there was no confession in those days accept to confess to Jesus in person (which is what happened in many of these stories).

Another possibility is that Jesus had mercy on the sinners, giving them a chance to repent before making any judgments on them. This is something we can say about mortal sin in general. If God’s punishment were instant for mortal sin, people would immediately die. Instead, God continues to give those in mortal sin the basic grace of life, giving them a chance to repent of their sins.
 
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I should correct myself; Christ’s presence in the Eucharist is both a spiritual and physical one!
 
I don’t think anybody can answer the questions as framed here. It is all a matter of guessing and conjecture and whatever the opinions, they will not prove or rebut anything. It is more of an exercise in futility. Some questions are intelligent and relevant, some are just stupid and vexatious.
 
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