“We can believe what we want, but based on Holy Scripture, it cannot be said with absolute certitude that the physical presence was not taught by the Apostles or that it was never practiced in Scripture. Scripture is silent on what was taught or what was practiced.”
Agreed. If Scripture says nothing, commands nothing, gives no example of a single Apostle or leader doing the thing, it is made up later.
“The person who researched these documents wrote: “The Early Christians actually took the Real Presence for granted. It doesn’t even seem as if there was much debate. I could not find anyone who denied the Real Presence of Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament before the year 500 A.D.â€
People never oppose that which wasn’t there.
People never oppose that which wasn’t there.
I’m not sure what you are saying wasn’t there, but the belief that the Eucharist is the body and blood of Christ was there. The researcher provided many documents from as early as 80 AD to the late 400’s demonstrating this belief. Conversely, he could find no record of anyone who disagreed with this belief. But as I said, we can believe what we want.
Peace,
Rich