Talk:Eucharist
In the light of the present discussion I have cut the following as it might just be a tad too inflammatory.--Bobbing up 15:38, 11 July 2008 (EDT)
The Eucharist invloves the process of Transubstantiation, in which a piece of bread become the living, raw and uncooked flesh of Jesus and red wine becomes his freshly-squeezed blood.
It is claimed that those who drink the blood of Jesus will live forever, however this shouldn't be confused with classical vampirism, as the blood isn't actually running through the veins of a virgin at the time of drinking, and no biting of necks is involved.
- I dunno, getting a bad rating from the Catholic League could really boost numbers on the site. The One True CЯacke®Kneel when thou speakest it!
- Looks good to me... except the typo I fixed... ħuman
18:54, 11 July 2008 (EDT)
- Looks good to me... except the typo I fixed... ħuman
[edit] Not just Catholic
I would remind the honoured mob that the Eucharist is a sacrament for practically all Christian denominations, not just the Catholics, and that they each understand it in significantly different ways. --AKjeldsenCum dissensie 17:08, 11 July 2008 (EDT)
- Did Billy Graham have a coniption when it got stolen? --*Gen. S.T. Shrink* Get to the bunker 17:14, 11 July 2008 (EDT)
- I don't quite think I follow...? --AKjeldsenCum dissensie 17:15, 11 July 2008 (EDT)
- Well, while all of them have it, all of the denominations didn't go after Meyers for what he said. User:Storytellershrink
- Do all of them have it? The more radical protestants don't, do they? What is the take over at the "other site" I wonder.--BanVote for me 17:19, 11 July 2008 (EDT)
- No, but I assume this is an article about the Eucharist in general, not just about the recent incident. Ban, I'm pretty sure that practically all denominations practice the Eucharist in some form or another, although it can be more or less ritual in nature. --AKjeldsenCum dissensie 17:28, 11 July 2008 (EDT)
- I agree, but I doubt anyone would have even thought about making it without PZ. --*Gen. S.T. Shrink* Get to the bunker 17:32, 11 July 2008 (EDT)
- Hehe, yeah. I find it hard to imagine any Christian not doing the bread & wine thing at least once a year. What meaning or transcendence they assign to the chow would vary, of course. I wonder if CP has an article on the eucharist? I wonder if it's as good as ourn? ħuman
18:27, 11 July 2008 (EDT)
- FYI, the ceremony is generally referred to as "communion" in Protestant circles, in my experience, and hence, the meal is often known as such as well. Furthermore, and again in my experience, it does not tend to be highly "ritualized", in the sense of any great importance being placed upon the physical meal. Rather, the emphasis falls upon the ceremony itself, "this do in remembrance of me". I'm not sure if this is relevant to anything in this discussion, but I thought I might as well say it. --λινυσ(☮) 18:38, 11 July 2008 (EDT)
- Oh, and my experience in this matter is confined to a rather limited number of United States churches on the East coast, so I wouldn't take it as highly authoritative. --λινυσ(☮) 18:42, 11 July 2008 (EDT)
- Linus is right, according to the CP article. Protestant circles just call it communion, eucharist is the RCC (& Eastern?) term for it. Maybe we should move this to communion, leave the redirect, and 'splain all this fancy stuff. ħuman
18:52, 11 July 2008 (EDT)
- At least around these parts, Eucharist is used among Protestants as well, if somewhat rarely - it's mostly found in academic circles. --AKjeldsenCum dissensie 19:00, 11 July 2008 (EDT)
- Linus is right, according to the CP article. Protestant circles just call it communion, eucharist is the RCC (& Eastern?) term for it. Maybe we should move this to communion, leave the redirect, and 'splain all this fancy stuff. ħuman
- Oh, and my experience in this matter is confined to a rather limited number of United States churches on the East coast, so I wouldn't take it as highly authoritative. --λινυσ(☮) 18:42, 11 July 2008 (EDT)
- FYI, the ceremony is generally referred to as "communion" in Protestant circles, in my experience, and hence, the meal is often known as such as well. Furthermore, and again in my experience, it does not tend to be highly "ritualized", in the sense of any great importance being placed upon the physical meal. Rather, the emphasis falls upon the ceremony itself, "this do in remembrance of me". I'm not sure if this is relevant to anything in this discussion, but I thought I might as well say it. --λινυσ(☮) 18:38, 11 July 2008 (EDT)
- Hehe, yeah. I find it hard to imagine any Christian not doing the bread & wine thing at least once a year. What meaning or transcendence they assign to the chow would vary, of course. I wonder if CP has an article on the eucharist? I wonder if it's as good as ourn? ħuman
- I agree, but I doubt anyone would have even thought about making it without PZ. --*Gen. S.T. Shrink* Get to the bunker 17:32, 11 July 2008 (EDT)
- Well, while all of them have it, all of the denominations didn't go after Meyers for what he said. User:Storytellershrink
- I don't quite think I follow...? --AKjeldsenCum dissensie 17:15, 11 July 2008 (EDT)
It's mostly called the Eucharist in academic circles because to academics, "communion" is the group of people bound together by the act, ie the anglican communion. Wazza (Not Wazzock, Wazza)Approach the Presence 23:59, 11 July 2008 (EDT)
[edit] Theft of the Eucharist
What exactly is being stolen? A bit of crunchiness, an idea, a reification or what? 82.44.143.26 (talk) 18:55, 25 January 2011 (UTC)
[edit] Host desecration
Forget the Nazis, the Catholic Church actually persecuted Jews for stomping on crackers. Is there anything we can add that WP doesn't already? -- Seth Peck (talk) 17:56, 14 May 2012 (UTC)