**1400 **Ecclesial communities derived from the Reformation and separated from the Catholic Church, âhave not preserved the proper reality of the Eucharistic mystery in its fullness, especially because of the absence of the sacrament of Holy Orders.â It is for this reason that, for the Catholic Church, Eucharistic intercommunion with these communities is not possible. However these ecclesial communities, âwhen they commemorate the Lordâs death and resurrection in the Holy Supper . . . profess that it signifies life in communion with Christ and await his coming in glory.â
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The Eastern churches that are not in full communion with the Catholic Church celebrate the Eucharist with great love. âThese Churches, although separated from us, yet possess true sacraments, above all - by apostolic succession - the priesthood and the Eucharist, whereby they are still joined to us in closest intimacy.â A certain communion in sacris, and so in the Eucharist, "given suitable circumstances and the approval of Church authority, is not merely possible but is encouraged."238well, not everyone in every religion believes the same things - even Catholics are divided on issues such as abc, divorce, abortion, NFP, and even womenâs roles in the church changing. I donât think there has ever been a church in which 100% of itâs members believed the exact same thing.
You are wrong - the CC church in India belongs to the RCC and they did not lose the Eucharistic mystery (the Catholics in India have belonged to the RCC since the days of the Portugese influence in which time they accepted the official RCC church from their Thomas version - they always have and will have it.
Anyone who âthrows awayâ extra hosts in the UMC would be committing a grave sacrilege, per official church doctrine.
Do the members of the UMC worship the consecrated host?
A hideous practice that should be condemned! My father was a Lutheran minister. He used to take consecrated host to the sick and shut ins during the week. An interesting read about Lutherâs Eucharistic veneration here. See Chapter VII
So. When He said, âThis is My Body, which will be given up for you⌠Do this in memory of Me,â you donât think He meant it?
Where did you hear that he did?
Rev 5:[6] And between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders, I saw a Lamb standing as though it had been slain, with seven horns and with seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earthâŚ"
We worship Christ. As far as consecrated hosts⌠anything left over is either distributed to sick and shut-ins, consumed, or interred. So yes, we worship Christ when He is present - and He is present in the bread and wine.
God isnât omnipresent?
Romans, Peter, and Hebrews.
Methodists, Lutherans, and Anglicans do not have Tabernacles, do they? Donât they believe that when communion is over the host once again becomes bread. Catholics believe that the host remains the actual physical body and blood of Christ forever.
We Lutherans believe That Jesus is present in the Eucharist because Scripture says that he is. This is my body and this is my blood. When we partake in the Eucharist it then becomes the body and blood of Christ. As I understand it Transubstatiation started well after Ad 33 maybe as late as 500 to 1200 AD. Where in scripture is transubstatiation mentioned or is that tradition? At what point does a practice become tradition. Then before it does become tradition and if it is not in scripture what is it in the mean time. Just a question Do not attack !!