Roman Catholicism says the Blessed Eucharist or the Mass
is an act of worship wherein the bread and wine are turned
by the priest, who uses the power of God, into the body and blood of Jesus Christ
who is true God and true man.
Roman Catholicism says
that Jesus is wholly present in every part of the host and every drop in the
chalice. Yet the Church has officially
sanctioned some of the most astonishing practices in religion today. Astonishing because they undermine everything
taught by the Church about what Holy Communion is.
Nowadays in Catholic
Churches, the paten – a plate – is not put under the communicant's chin in case
the host falls. This is sacrilege for if
it is God then it should not be allowed to finish up on the floor. Particles that cannot be seen will fall to
the floor and be lost.
Catholics can take
communion in the hand. The wafer will
give off particles that are too tiny to be detected which would not be lost if
it were placed on the tongue the traditional way.
The Latin Mass made the
priest hold his fingers together after turning the host into God in case tiny
parts of it would be lost. This practice
is now discontinued.
The result of giving the
chalice to the laity is that some of the “blood” will be spilt or be lost on
the lips. It means more of it on the
cloths used to wipe the chalice which will end up in the washing machine. If the blood of Jesus is in the cup then it
is wrong to administer it in such a way that it ends up at risk. The laity taking the cup means that more of
it will be desecrated than is necessary.
Such practices erode
reverence for the Eucharist and the belief that it is the body of Christ. The Catholic Church is either not inspired by
the Holy Spirit when it allows them or it is resisting him. The sacrilege of abusing the Eucharist brings
on one the penalty of automatic excommunication according to Canon Law. The pope reserves the power to forgive this
sin to himself. The pope and the bishops
and priests are not Catholics for committing these astonishing sacrileges. And if a priest who does not do them but puts
up with other clergy doing them he is abetting sacrilege. The modern Catholic Mass contains
sacrilegious disrespect for the body of Christ.
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BIBLE QUOTATIONS FROM:
The Amplified Bible
Friday, 07 December 2007