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To: Pyro7480
Stupid you say? What did Christ Himself use?

Ah, a modern day 'pharasee' question ...

so, anyone who can't eat wheat products or consume wine cannot have communion with our Lord?

You sound just like the pharasses trying to trap Jesus to enforce the letter of the law rather than the intent of the law ...

What is the intent of 'communion', i.e. breaking break with our Saviour? To remember Him. For anyone to insist that one can only do that with a wheat product is rediculously missing Christs message. Is this church also insisting that only wine is drunk for communion? I would have to imagine.

18 posted on 08/12/2004 11:01:08 AM PDT by AgThorn (Go go Bush!! But don't turn your back on America with "immigrant amnesty")
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To: AgThorn
What is the intent of 'communion', i.e. breaking break with our Saviour? To remember Him. For anyone to insist that one can only do that with a wheat product is rediculously missing Christs message. Is this church also insisting that only wine is drunk for communion? I would have to imagine.

Communion: comes from "con union," with means "union with." What you posted above is the Protestant conception of "the breaking of the bread." The Catholic conception comes from the fact that in John 6, some of Christ's disciples are scandalized by His words concerning His Flesh and Blood. We think the Last Supper is the fulfillment of Christ's words in this Scripture passage. For He said, "Amen, amen I say unto you: Except you eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, you shall not have life in you."

Oh, by the way, your painting of us as "Pharisees" is libelous.

29 posted on 08/12/2004 11:08:31 AM PDT by Pyro7480 (Sub tuum praesidium confugimus, sancta Dei Genitrix.... sed a periculis cunctis libera nos semper...)
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To: AgThorn

yes, bread and wine are the required norm

as a rare exception, non-fermented grape juice and specially processed wheat-based bread may be used

Christ Hinself chose wheat bread and grape wine for the Last Supper.


88 posted on 08/12/2004 11:48:43 AM PDT by Notwithstanding (Fides et Ratio)
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