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To: raybbr

It is in fact the teaching of the Catholic Church that transubstantiation does NOT occur in Anglican services, for the reason that Anglican clergy are not part of the Apostolic succession.


9 posted on 03/28/2009 3:51:43 PM PDT by Cincinnatus
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To: Cincinnatus
When speaking of the Real Presence in Lutheran Communion, Cardinal Ratzinger stated:

Even a theology oriented to the concept of succession, such as that which holds in the Catholic and in the Orthodox Church, need not in any way deny the salvation granting presence of the Lord in a Lutheran Lord's Supper.

I figure this guy could go far.

19 posted on 03/28/2009 4:44:07 PM PDT by Mr. Lucky
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To: Cincinnatus

“.....the teaching of the Catholic Church that transubtantiation does NOT occur in Anglican services....”

Very few Anglicans believe in trasubtantiation any way. For the traditional Anglican position, See Article XXVIII of the 39 Articles of Religion:

XXVIII. Of the Lord’s Supper.
The Supper of the Lord is not only a sign of the love that Christians ought to have among themselves one to another, but rather it is a Sacrament of our Redemption by Christ’s death: insomuch that to such as rightly, worthily, and with faith, receive the same, the Bread which we break is a partaking of the Body of Christ; and likewise the Cup of Blessing is a partaking of the Blood of Christ.

Transubstantiation (or the change of the substance of Bread and Wine) in the Supper of the Lord, cannot be proved by Holy Writ; but is repugnant to the plain words of Scripture, overthroweth the nature of a Sacrament, and hath given occasion to many superstitions.
The Supper of the Lord is not only a sign of the love that Christians ought to have among themselves one to another, but rather it is a Sacrament of our Redemption by Christ’s death: insomuch that to such as rightly, worthily, and with faith, receive the same, the Bread which we break is a partaking of the Body of Christ; and likewise the Cup of Blessing is a partaking of the Blood of Christ.

The Body of Christ is given, taken, and eaten, in the Supper, only after an heavenly and spiritual manner. And the mean whereby the Body of Christ is received and eaten in the Supper, is Faith.

The Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper was not by Christ’s ordinance reserved, carried about, lifted up, or worshipped


24 posted on 03/28/2009 5:06:51 PM PDT by BnBlFlag (Deo Vindice/Semper Fidelis "Ya gotta saddle up your boys; Ya gotta draw a hard line")
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To: Cincinnatus

You sound like a Donatist.


31 posted on 03/28/2009 7:21:47 PM PDT by bobjam
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