TOPIC: EUCHARIST DAY 1

A) Simple Question:  What is the difference between the Catholic and the Protestant belief about communion? 

Simple Answer 
• Catholics believe that communion is the literally Body and Blood of Christ.
• Virtually all of (the over 30,000) Protestant denominations believe that Eucharist is only a symbol. 
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B) Simple Questions: How can you defend that? Where is that in the Bible? 

Simple Answer 
1) In John 6  (which Catholics call the Bread of Life Discourse)
Christ says it is His Real Body and Blood over 5X

2) This is NOT the language of symbolism

3) Many walked away because it "was too hard"

Jesus did not tell those who walked away to come back.
He did not tell them they misunderstood and it was just a symbol (c.s.*)

4) He turned to his 12 Apostles and asked if they wanted to go, too . . . . .

Peter said, “Master, to whom shall we go. You have the words of Eternal Life.

LAGNIAPPE:  You could add:

the chapter and verse: John 6:66 to “Many walked away b/c it was too hard.”

(c.s.* = common sense)

Hand symbol hints:
1) hold up six fingers
2) Cut sign at throat (NOT the language of . . . )
3) two fingers walking away
4) use hand to turn your own head @ chin

sources:
• Bible
• CCC 
• Beginner Apologetics 1
How to Explain and Defend the Catholic Faith pgs 7,8
authors: Father Frank Chacon and Jim Burnham



LAGNIAPPE: 

1 Corinthians  Chapter 11 
St. Paul said:
26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the death of the Lord until he comes.
27 Therefore whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord unworthily will have to answer for the body and blood of the Lord.
28 A person should examine himself, and so eat the bread and drink the cup. 
29 For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body, eats and drinks judgment on himself.