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That\u2019s the title of my latest entry over at The Catholic Thing<\/a>. Here\u2019s how it begins<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The Catholic doctrine of the Eucharist is a real stumbling block to some Protestants who are seriously considering Catholicism. It was for me too, until I explored the subject, historically and scripturally. What follows is a summary of my deliberations.<\/p>\n

Catholicism holds that bread and wine literally become the body and blood of Christ when they are consecrated by the priest celebrating the Mass. Oftentimes non-Catholics get hung up on the term\u00a0transubstantiation<\/em>, the name for the philosophical theory that the Church maintains best accounts for the change at consecration. The Church\u2019s explanation of transubstantiation was influenced by Aristotle\u2019s distinction between substance and accident.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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