How does the interpretation of consumption of flesh and blood differ in certain denominations?
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During a mass, there's the moment when the congregation express their connection to Jesus by consuming his (metaphorical) flesh and blood (in practice, wine and bread).
Today, we discussed that sacrament and a question popped up. Since Jesus is both a human (sent by God) and a god (as a part of the holy trinity, son of God), whose flesh and blood is consumed? Is it the human Jesus' or the godly Jesus'?
Or perhaps it's not known or impossible to make the distinction?
Furthermore, if such a distinction can be defined, what does that imply? Does the congregation express the connection to the earthly Jesus who dies? Or the resurrected Jesus who's about to ascend?
I learned form comments that it also will depend on the denomination, so I'm curious about the difference between Catholics, Orthodox and Protestants.
Asked by Konrad Viltersten
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Dec 7, 2022, 09:16 PM
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