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== Specific Eucharistic Doctrines ==

== Specific Eucharistic Doctrines ==

[[Roman Catholic]]: the Catholic Church believes in [[transubstantiation]], the doctrine that the whole substance of the bread and wine is transformed into the whole substance of Jesus Christ—His body, blood, soul, and divinity. This church believes that the service is more than a memorial, and also that the Eucharist (and thus the [[Mass]]) is a re-presentation of Christ's sacrifice on the Cross. Those perspectives are not, however, part of the doctrine of the Real Presence.

[[Roman Catholic]]: the Catholic Church believes in [[transubstantiation]], the doctrine that the whole substance of the bread and wine is transformed into the whole substance of Jesus Christ—His body, blood, soul, and divinity. This church believes that the service is more than a memorial, and also that the Eucharist (and thus the [[Mass]]) is a re-presentation of Christ's eternal once for all sacrifice in the Upper Room and on the Cross made present as the supreme sacrifice-offering-up of worship and thanksgiving (Greek "''eu-charistia''") in union with him to God the Father. Those perspectives are not, however, part of the doctrine of the Real Presence.

[[Anglican]]: The Anglican churches officially believe in the Real Presence received only in a non-carnal way and explicitly reject the doctrine of transubstantiation. However, a small minority of "Anglo-Catholic" Anglicans do accept transubstantiation.

[[Anglican]]: The Anglican churches officially believe in the Real Presence received only in a non-carnal way and explicitly reject the doctrine of transubstantiation. However, a small minority of "Anglo-Catholic" Anglicans do accept transubstantiation.

Reformed/[[Presbyterian]]: Reformed and Presbyterian churches generally believe in a "pneumatic" or spiritual presence of Jesus in the Eucharist; while no actual change takes place in the bread, there is still a Real Presence of Jesus which the people experience during the celebration of the Lord's Supper.  

Reformed/[[Presbyterian]]: Reformed and Presbyterian churches generally believe in a "pneumatic" or spiritual presence of Jesus in the Eucharist; while no actual change takes place in the bread, there is still a Real Presence of Jesus which the people experience during the celebration of the Lord's Supper.  

[[Baptist]]/Evangelical/[[Pentecostal]]/[[Fundamentalist]]: While the theologies of these traditions  differ from each other, their views on the ordinance (Lord's Supper) itself are generally the same. It is simply a symbol and a memorial of the Last Supper by which worshipers remember Christ's body and blood given up on the Cross. It is not a re-presentation of the sacrifice of the Cross—which is believed to have been accomplished once—nor is it a literal sharing in Christ's physical body or blood, soul and divinity "''partakers of the divine nature''" 2 Peter 1:4 KJV.

[[Baptist]]/[[Evangelical Christian|Evangelical]]/[[Pentecostal]]/[[Fundamentalist]]: While the theologies of these traditions  differ from each other, their views on the ordinance (Lord's Supper) itself are generally the same. It is simply a symbol and a memorial of the Last Supper by which worshipers remember Christ's body and blood given up on the Cross. It is not a re-presentation of the sacrifice of the Cross—which is believed to have been accomplished once—nor is it a literal sharing in Christ's physical body or blood, soul and divinity "''partakers of the divine nature''" 2 Peter 1:4 KJV.

==Real Presence gradations of understanding within the Catholic and Orthodox traditions==

==Real Presence gradations of understanding within the Catholic and Orthodox traditions==