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| − | '''Transubstantiation''' is the [[doctrine]] of the [[Roman Catholic Church]] which states that during the [[consecration]] of the [[sacrificial offerings]] of | + | '''Transubstantiation''' is the [[doctrine]] of the [[Roman Catholic Church]] which states that during the [[consecration]] of the [[sacrificial offerings]] of bread and wineat the [[ Mass]], that the bread and wine are literally changed into the body and blood of [[Christ]]. Transubstantiation holds that while the outward, sensible characteristics of the bread and wine remain, the actual ''substance'' or reality is transformed into the substance of Christ. It should be noted that Christ, united in Heaven, cannot separated, and so according to transubstantiation, not only the body and blood, but the soul and divinity- in short, the whole substance of Christ- is made present. |
| − | Transubstantiation was sometimes a contentious issue during the [[Protestant Reformation]], a historical period of conflict and warfare among | + | This is a view in contrast with the beliefs of some Protestant (mostly Evangelical, Fundamentalist, and Pentecostal) groups which also celebrate rites recalling Christ's [[Last Supper]], but who believe that the wine and bread are symbolically, rather than actually, the body and blood of Jesus. Most Reformers and Reformation churches beleive in ''some'' form of real presence in the Eucharist, instead of a purely symbolic view. |
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| + | Transubstantiation was sometimes a contentious issue during the [[Protestant Reformation]], a historical period of conflict and warfare among Christians over a number of issues of [[scriptural interpretation]], doctrine, [[philosophy]], and both ecclesiastical and secular [[politics]]. | ||
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Revision as of 21:14, December 10, 2008
Transubstantiation is the doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church which states that during the consecration of the sacrificial offerings of bread and wineat the Mass, that the bread and wine are literally changed into the body and blood of Christ. Transubstantiation holds that while the outward, sensible characteristics of the bread and wine remain, the actual substance or reality is transformed into the substance of Christ. It should be noted that Christ, united in Heaven, cannot separated, and so according to transubstantiation, not only the body and blood, but the soul and divinity- in short, the whole substance of Christ- is made present.
This is a view in contrast with the beliefs of some Protestant (mostly Evangelical, Fundamentalist, and Pentecostal) groups which also celebrate rites recalling Christ's Last Supper, but who believe that the wine and bread are symbolically, rather than actually, the body and blood of Jesus. Most Reformers and Reformation churches beleive in some form of real presence in the Eucharist, instead of a purely symbolic view.
Transubstantiation was sometimes a contentious issue during the Protestant Reformation, a historical period of conflict and warfare among Christians over a number of issues of scriptural interpretation, doctrine, philosophy, and both ecclesiastical and secular politics.