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minus-squarehuf [he/him]hexbear20·1 month agoworse, they're symbolically eating the flesh of god who is a man who is god but he isnt god, dont say he's god, but also dont say he's not god. link
minus-squarebumpusoot [any]hexbear22·edit-21 month agoThe official teaching is that it is not symbolic. They claim to be quite actually eating the flesh of Christ. Communion is a summoning ritual. link
minus-squareSulvor [he/him, undecided]hexbear20·1 month agoEr it's actually transubstantiation Catholic lore goes deep link
minus-squarebumpusoot [any]hexbear2·edit-21 month agoThat is the name for what I'm describing, no? Transubstantiation is the summoning of Christ's blood and flesh by means of bread, wine and ritual. It's a fancy word for a specific type of summoning. link
minus-squareSkingradGuard [he/him, comrade/them]hexbear12·1 month agoCatholics like to say "human and divine" link
worse, they're symbolically eating the flesh of god who is a man who is god but he isnt god, dont say he's god, but also dont say he's not god.
The official teaching is that it is not symbolic. They claim to be quite actually eating the flesh of Christ. Communion is a summoning ritual.
Er it's actually transubstantiation
Catholic lore goes deep
That is the name for what I'm describing, no? Transubstantiation is the summoning of Christ's blood and flesh by means of bread, wine and ritual. It's a fancy word for a specific type of summoning.
Catholics like to say "human and divine"