you have given it up....UNBELIEVABLE...
you think it is crackers and grape juice
Catholics believe that it is the Body and Blood of Christ....just as He said it was....more than once
Catholics believe the same as the Church Fathers that lived 2,000 years. The REAL PRESENCE! Amen.
You have "faith" that it is the body and blood of Christ EVEN when it still looks, tastes and feels like the cracker and grape juice it is. We've given up NOTHING since we already believe in Jesus Christ and have received his gift of eternal life by faith in Him. Participating in the Lord's Supper ordinance with fellow believers IS doing exactly like He said we should - in REMEMBRANCE OF HIM and recognizing we are all part of that one loaf.
So?
If you guys are right, the crackers and grape juice we partake of WILL turn into the 'real stuff' when we consume it; just like yours.