You are being a bit redundant, my friend. Why would Mr. Drake, myself and others believe Jesus was being rhetorical on that day? Because it does
not say in the gospels that He miraculously transformed the bread into meat or the wine into blood. And it does not say He tapped Himself or carved Himself up before supper.
He gave up his earthly form, left it to rot for three days, and moved back into it anyway. He sacrificed enough flesh for our benefit, in my opinion. I don't need a miracle every third Sunday to maintain faith, and kissing 'relics' comes too close to idolatry for my tastes. I'm trying not to make a statement of my preferences sound like criticism. I guess I'm just doing what you, TER, were doing after jmdrake (and not disrespectfully, imo) used a standard rhetorical device on you. I'm just looking for a little respect.
For me
and Mr. Drake. I am unlikely to discount his very intelligent and sensible discourse just because some rustic from back before the Dark Ages expressed an opinion which was canonized into dogma. Sorry. I do appreciate tradition. I do. But not if I feel it's coming between my Creator and myself. I understand that you don't consider this tradition an impediment to faith. But, my friend, if God had made us all the same, it would be a mighty boring world.
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