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invisiblewitnes
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Hi,
I just wanted to state my position for discussion that if I did not believe that the Eucharist were the actual physical Body and Blood of Jesus Christ as the magisterium of the Roman Catholic Church teaches it is, I would have to conclude that the whole Catholic Church, the Bible, all of Catholic teaching and even Christ Himself are liars or even demonic. Were it not for the Eucharist, I would not care, and in fact would declare myself an enemy of the Church and of Christ as well. I could go more into my reasoning behind this, but there was a point last year just before Palm Sunday where I was heading into this mindset. I know that God is ultimately good and there can be found nothing to despise in Him simply from human reason alone without requiring the use of faith or revelation. If the Eucharist or any clear teaching or dogma as promulgated by the papal magisterium were false or not inspired by the Holy Spirit, the whole foundations for the Catholic Church would be evil, and premised on a lie, which Jesus Christ had guaranteed against. No institution or organization or Communion of people has preserved the teaching of Christ as the Catholic Church, and if the Catholic Church has not preserved it accurately, than everything we have regarding Jesus Christ is a lie.
But I just want to express that I was given a faith at a very low point in my life just prior to Palm Sunday and Easter last year, and never lost that faith in the Eucharist or the infallibility of the Church dogma as defined by the Pope’s magisterium. And I’ve seen prayers be answered in relationship to my intentions during the perfect prayer of the Mass and reception of the Eucharist and going to the Sacrament of Reconciliation. So if the Eucharist were not really the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ, the Divine Son of God and Savior of each of us from our sins, then I would have to conclude that all the doctrines of the Church and of Christ are completely phony, and perhaps Satanic or evil in origin. But as I go further and further, that is the most absurd thing I could believe. I had to get to that extreme point where I literally considered Jesus the most evil deceiver that had ever been alive in this world. But then upon meeting some people in a parish that had Perpetual Adoration, it was like that gift of faith hit me. Nothing I could reason out gave me that faith. I had gone down to the pit of believing Jesus and the whole Catholic Church to be a completely evil fraud, with the veneer of “charity” clothing it, and then it was just an instantaneous faith in the Eucharist that has never left me that reversed my decision. It was given to me, I couldn’t give it to myself. It was like the God given proof was put into my soul, and God was asking me what I wanted to do with it, and I said “This is real.”
I wanted to share that. I hope it might help someone’s faith, and maybe other people could share their struggles with believing in the Eucharist or other Sacraments, and maybe share a story of how they received the gift of faith. I still remember that moment. It was like all doubts were taken away from my mind and I just said to myself and to God “This is real.” I can’t explain it. I had read hundreds of theology books, and nothing could convince me beyond a doubt. I could always have some kind of doubt. Since that moment, there have been none. After that it was just the question of whether I would struggle to live up to the faith that I had been given.
Hope to have a good discussion. God bless.
I just wanted to state my position for discussion that if I did not believe that the Eucharist were the actual physical Body and Blood of Jesus Christ as the magisterium of the Roman Catholic Church teaches it is, I would have to conclude that the whole Catholic Church, the Bible, all of Catholic teaching and even Christ Himself are liars or even demonic. Were it not for the Eucharist, I would not care, and in fact would declare myself an enemy of the Church and of Christ as well. I could go more into my reasoning behind this, but there was a point last year just before Palm Sunday where I was heading into this mindset. I know that God is ultimately good and there can be found nothing to despise in Him simply from human reason alone without requiring the use of faith or revelation. If the Eucharist or any clear teaching or dogma as promulgated by the papal magisterium were false or not inspired by the Holy Spirit, the whole foundations for the Catholic Church would be evil, and premised on a lie, which Jesus Christ had guaranteed against. No institution or organization or Communion of people has preserved the teaching of Christ as the Catholic Church, and if the Catholic Church has not preserved it accurately, than everything we have regarding Jesus Christ is a lie.
But I just want to express that I was given a faith at a very low point in my life just prior to Palm Sunday and Easter last year, and never lost that faith in the Eucharist or the infallibility of the Church dogma as defined by the Pope’s magisterium. And I’ve seen prayers be answered in relationship to my intentions during the perfect prayer of the Mass and reception of the Eucharist and going to the Sacrament of Reconciliation. So if the Eucharist were not really the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ, the Divine Son of God and Savior of each of us from our sins, then I would have to conclude that all the doctrines of the Church and of Christ are completely phony, and perhaps Satanic or evil in origin. But as I go further and further, that is the most absurd thing I could believe. I had to get to that extreme point where I literally considered Jesus the most evil deceiver that had ever been alive in this world. But then upon meeting some people in a parish that had Perpetual Adoration, it was like that gift of faith hit me. Nothing I could reason out gave me that faith. I had gone down to the pit of believing Jesus and the whole Catholic Church to be a completely evil fraud, with the veneer of “charity” clothing it, and then it was just an instantaneous faith in the Eucharist that has never left me that reversed my decision. It was given to me, I couldn’t give it to myself. It was like the God given proof was put into my soul, and God was asking me what I wanted to do with it, and I said “This is real.”
I wanted to share that. I hope it might help someone’s faith, and maybe other people could share their struggles with believing in the Eucharist or other Sacraments, and maybe share a story of how they received the gift of faith. I still remember that moment. It was like all doubts were taken away from my mind and I just said to myself and to God “This is real.” I can’t explain it. I had read hundreds of theology books, and nothing could convince me beyond a doubt. I could always have some kind of doubt. Since that moment, there have been none. After that it was just the question of whether I would struggle to live up to the faith that I had been given.
Hope to have a good discussion. God bless.
