How will the "Saved" be saved?

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For the consecration of the elements to take place, it must be performed by a ministerial priest, whose role is different from that of the universal priesthood all believers. Since the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox churches, and the other ancient Christian churches have preserved the ministerial priesthood through the apostolic succession of bishops, their Eucharist is valid.

Unfortunately, the ministerial priesthood has not been retained in Protestant churches. Most Protestant churches (all but the Anglican/Episcopalian tradition) have rejected the existence of a ministerial priesthood distinct from the universal priesthood and thus ceased to perpetuate it, breaking the apostolic succession in their circles.

It is equally unfortunate that, while many Anglicans/Episcopalians profess belief in a ministerial priesthood, the apostolic succession was ruptured in their circles, and their priesthood is no longer valid. After Henry VIII broke away from the Church, his successor, Edward VI, introduced a drastically altered and invalid version of the rite of ordination, with the result that the apostolic succession (which had previously been present in the Anglican Church) ceased, and its ministerial priesthood stopped.

This does not mean that Protestants such as Lutherans and Anglicans do not experience a real encounter with Jesus in the Eucharist. They can receive Jesus spiritually in communion, they just do not receive him in the full, sacramental manner he intended and which he wants them to experience. These communions are not just “a sham” but can be genuine spiritual encounters with Christ.

Upon entering Catholic life, one does not need to look back upon one’s former communions as simply empty shams; one can view them as spiritual encounters with Christ, encounters which gave one the grace to approach Christ even more closely, finally coming to receive the fullness of the Eucharist he wanted you to have.
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Yes, thank you. This is a well stated presentation of the Catholic view of our Eucharist.
We happen to disagree, respectfully We have no reason to believe it is any less valid and His presence any less real than a Catholic Eucharist.
 
This is false. Lutherans since the Reformation era have consistently rejected and denied consubstantiation.
Lutherans believe only Christ’s words: “this is my body”.
While Anglican belief is more broad,”motley” as one noted member here states, it is essentially the same, that Christ’s words are clear: He says they are His body and blood. No reason to believe otherwise.
 
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This is certainly the Catholic opinion, one every Catholic should believe and espouse.
As you would expect, we disagree.
 
AugustTherese said:
Yeah, and any non-Catholic that gets saved is because of the graces that come from the Catholic Church, most notably Holy Baptism. So, the first statement still stands.
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Any human who is or will be saved is such because of the graces that come from our Lord Christ. That those graces are brought to us by His Church, be it Catholic in communion with Rome, Orthodox, Anglican, Lutheran and others, is true.
 
The point I was making that prior to the reformation, all Christianity was Catholic. I am not considering the Orthodox position as part of this discussion.

Zeland
 
Dear (name removed by moderator),

I am familiar with what you are saying, but thanks for the detailed explanation.

Zeland
 
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