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To: paterfamilias
Catholics believe in the True Presence. Protestants do not.

Lutherans believe, teach, and confess the Real Presence of Christ's Body and Blood in the Sacrament. See my post 46.

66 posted on 10/18/2011 4:44:12 PM PDT by Charles Henrickson (Lutheran pastor, LCMS)
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To: Charles Henrickson
Lutherans believe, teach, and confess the Real Presence of Christ's Body and Blood in the Sacrament.

Do Lutherans subscribe to the concept of Transubstantiation, the Thomist concept of Accidents, or something else? I had understood that Luther subscribed to Consubstantiation, or to Sacramental Union - I have heard both at different times.

Not snarking -- I really want to know and have never gotten the details since I was never a Lutheran (although I like Mr. Bach's music very, very much!)

73 posted on 10/18/2011 6:50:43 PM PDT by AnAmericanMother (Ministrix of ye Chasse, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
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To: Charles Henrickson
"Lutherans believe, teach, and confess the Real Presence of Christ's Body and Blood in the Sacrament."

Only a Catholic priest can consecrate the Eucharist and preside over the transubstantiation. "Communion" is therefore not possible at a Protestant church service.

94 posted on 10/19/2011 12:29:00 AM PDT by Natural Law
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