It dawned on me last night that we suddenly have a strange mix of big words. The Nicene Creed talks of Consubstantiation, the consecration at Mass deals with Transubstantiation. So here it is folks:
It is Consubstantiation in the Creed is because it deals with the Father and the Son - they are together, they are one, but one does not change into the other. At Mass we start with bread and wine and they become the Body and Blood of Christ - that is Transubstantiation - they become something VERY different while looking the same. The Anglicans believe in Consubstantiation at the time of the consecration - there is God in the bread and wine - they coexist. We Catholics do NOT believe in Consubstantiation at the consecration during Mass. God does not enter into the bread and wine and coexists. Bread and wine are truly transformed into the Body and Blood of Jesus.
It is Consubstantiation in the Creed is because it deals with the Father and the Son - they are together, they are one, but one does not change into the other. At Mass we start with bread and wine and they become the Body and Blood of Christ - that is Transubstantiation - they become something VERY different while looking the same. The Anglicans believe in Consubstantiation at the time of the consecration - there is God in the bread and wine - they coexist. We Catholics do NOT believe in Consubstantiation at the consecration during Mass. God does not enter into the bread and wine and coexists. Bread and wine are truly transformed into the Body and Blood of Jesus.
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