Wall Street Journal Misinformation on the Eucharist

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I was watching an old video (2015) where nuns were making Hosts for the Pope’s mass in the US.
The video was really nice in general, the nuns were very sweet people and I loved how a major network was showing our Faith in a good light.

But then near the end of the video it said the Eucharist “represented” the Body of Christ :roll_eyes:

I emailed their editors about it but I doubt they’ll do anything about it. But maybe with more people emailing them there’s a better chance. (wsjcontact@wsj.com)

 
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It is good that you noticed this, but I would forgive the writer for telling it as he/she sees it.
 
The Wall Street Journal is addressing a readership of all faiths and none. It’s not written by Catholics for Catholics.
 
Yes I know. I sounded a little hostile but it was most likely honest ignorance on their part. I was just correcting them.
 
Still is shoddy reporting. It doesn’t represent Jesus to anyone. Non-catholics most likely put no value, symbolic or otherwise, in the Catholic Eucharist. Much more accurate to say *Catholics believe it is Jesus"
 
At video time 1:05 the nun says it well: “Making altar breads is the work we do to help support ourselves, but it’s also a very special work because it’s making the breads that will become the Body of Christ once they’re consecrated by the priest.”
 
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Is that wrong? Doesn’t the Eucharist present the Body of Christ to us again?
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“Represents” rather than “IS” the Body of Christ clearly gives the wrong impression here. “Represents” suggests that the Eucharist is symbolic. It is not understood as “re-presents” in today’s English.
 
I agree that the video should have been better if the narrator has stated things differently. I can understand that she might not share the belief that the hosts become/are the Body of Christ but it would have been nice if she had said that Catholics believe it.

Fortunately the one sister did state what we believe.
 
It would be interesting to see their reply! Will you share it with us?
 
So you are okay with accepting the modern secular meaning of represent? You would rather abandon the root meaning, with its chance for getting together?
 
What percentage of people viewing the video know the root meaning? I’d say very small percent. To most represent doesn’t mean Calvary is re-presented at Mass nor does the term make it clear that the bread is transformed into Christ’s body.
 
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I have noticed in your various posts you emphasize “getting together” at the expense of Catholic doctrine, IMHO. This reminds me of everything I didn’t like about growing up in the post-Vatican II era. I am not in favor of propagating a wrong view of the Eucharist, the source and summit of our lives as Catholics. I have no idea why “getting together” (with who, Protestants? Doubting Catholics? ) would trump that, and I do not and will not ever agree with it.

I also think it is best if I put you on ignore going forward. I’m really not interested in debating these types of issues. Have a nice evening.
 
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If by Cathoic doctrine you mean confronting and complaining, then I oppose Catholic doctrine. My point here was that representation is not neccessarily inaccurate language; the choice to portray it as inaccurate is purely an adoption of secular competitive attitude.

I am deeply committed to St Paul VI’s teaching on dialogue in his first encyclical Ecclesiam Suam. It is a significant part of his legacy. If you choose not to follow that part of Catholic teaching, that is up to you.
 
Lying to people is not kindly or ecumenical. Letting them go on being ignorant is not a work of mercy.

We worship Him Who is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. If we tell the truth about His teaching, we are doing the most loving and lifegiving thing.
 
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Lying to people is not kindly or ecumenical. Letting them go on being ignorant is not a work of mercy.

We worship Him Who is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. If we tell the truth about His teaching, we are doing the most loving and lifegiving thing.
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I agree completely. Do you think otherwise?
 
Maybe a personal letter to the author would get more attention. Business Week once had a good article on that topic.
 
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