[lugsoul]

Well, it seems simple - my Church, and AFAIK most Churches, believe in the spiritual presence of Christ at the sacrament. This is somewhat different than requiring the belief that the bread and wine undergoes an invisible, odorless, colorless transformation into flesh and blood in order to establish this presence.

[Mr. Lucky]

Sorry, but terms such as true presence or real presence, refer to the physical presence of Christ at the Eucharist. The fact that you don't share this belief seems to me to speak in favor of the Pope's actions in this instance.

The Lord's Supper has a different meaning to you than it does to Catholics and others who believe Christ to be physically present. It's fair that we don't impose our belief upon your church just as it's fair that you don't impose your belief upon ours.

As a member of a Protestant congregation which believes in the true presence, I generally attend Catholic Mass when I can't find a church of my own denomination within range; I prefer to observe a service where Christ is believed to be present than to participate in a service where He is believed not to be present.