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Originally posted by lucifershammerlooks and feels and tastes and behaves like bread and wine but *is* not.
Accidents and essence, actually.
In classical terminology (borrowed from Greek philosophy), the consecrated species have the essence of Christ's body, blood, soul and divinity while retaining the accidents (external appearance and physical properties, for the purposes of this discussion) of bread and wine.
Not just a representation, or symbolic of the body and blood of the Lamb of God, but it *is* the Lamb of God.
seriously?!
Talk to me Johnny......
Originally posted by Pawnokeyholesubstitute 'supernatural' for 'superstitious'....
So, both (a) and (b) are sometimes superstitious, and sometimes not, in your view?
Are you telling me that you have never, ever heard in the stillness of a particular moment a little very rational voice telling you something you needed to know? As to what you call it and the details of perception may depend on your background and beliefs, who is to say what the correct name for it is?