[Manfred the Wonder Dawg]

Each Christian is but a part of the body of Christ - only Christ can speak for entire body. The toe cannot; the finger cannot. You cannot, I cannot. Therefore, you must be speaking for another collective.

[Mad Dawg]

In all seriousness, then how do you account for what you are doing? You give these pronouncements, such as the post to which this is a response, with an air of authority.

But it would seem from the content (as distinct from the style) of your post that it can only be your opinion and the conclusion of your study.

NOT that there's anything wrong with that. I'd guess that, except when I wax rhapsodic, that what I present is the result of my opinion and the conclusions I've drawn from my study. Different data set, similar result.

[OpusatFR]

The unity of the Mystical Body of Christ.

“The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not a participatoin in the Body of Christ? Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread.” Cor 12:13

“If you are the body and members of Christ, then it is your sacrament that is placed on the table of the Lord; it is your sacrament that you receive. To that which you are you respond, AMEM and by resonding to it you assent to it. For you hear the words, “The Body of Christ that your Amen may be true.” St. Augustine, Sermo, 272.