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Henry Newcome on Ignatius and Transubstantiation
Henry Newcome, in 1705, tackled the question of Ignatius and Transubstantiation, in response to a Roman Catholic priest identified as T.B.: He begins with Ignatius, concerning some Heretics, (Ignatius’ Epistle to the Smyrneans) that received not Eucharist or Oblations, because they confess not the Eucharist to be the Flesh of Christ. (T. B. Section 1)…
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Dr Joe Mizzi on Ignatius and Transubstantiation
Dr Joe Mizzi has an interesting article (link to article) on the church fathers and transubstantiation, which includes the following: Ignatius Ignatius argued against the Gnostic Docetists. They denied the true physical existence of our Lord; thus they also denied his death and resurrection. Ignatius wrote: They abstain from the Eucharist and from prayer, because…
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David and His Son Use Similar Metaphor (or is it proto-transubstantiation?)
Roman Catholics tend to think it is highly significant that Jesus said that the cup (meaning its contents – they never seem to misunderstand that use of non-literal language) is “my blood.” Recall that Jesus said: Matthew 26:28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of…
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Never Thirst – Taking Jesus "Literally" can be Fatal
Roman Catholics like to try to claim that they are just taking Jesus “literally” when they interpret “this is my body” to mean that what was in Jesus’ hands was not bread but his physical body [FN1]. Three passages in John help to illustrate the problem with that approach: John 4, John 6, and John…
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Transubstantiation: Historical Development as Described by Garry Wills
Garry Wills (author of “Why I am a Catholic”), in “Why Priests,” describes the development of Eucharistic theology in the Middle Ages (p. 43): William of Ockham (c. 1288–c. 1346), also known as Occam, wrote a long treatise on the Sacrament of the Altar. There he admitted (because the dogma of the Resurrection demanded it)…
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Garry Wills on Augustine and the Real Presence
Garry Wills is the author of “Why I am a Catholic,” but also of “Why Priests?” and “Papal Sins: Structures of Deceit.” His “Lincoln at Gettysburg” won a Pulitzer Prize. He also wrote a biography of Augustine, St. Augustine (a Penguin Lives Biography). So, it might be good for folks to pay attention when he says…
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Response to Jason Reed’s Apostasy Story
Jason Reed recently joined Rome’s communion. Because he’s served as a seminary professor at Southern Evangelical Seminary, his apostasy to Rome’s communion has made waves in certain circles. Mike Schulte was kind enough to post a 56 minute video that includes a recent talk given by Jason, in which he explains his move. No summary…
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Hoffer – Real Presence and Transubstantiation
Paul Hoffer had posted some responses in our on-going dialog regarding Augustine and transubstantiation, which included the following kind of comment: Before we begin addressing errors and omissions specific to Turretinfan’s commentary on Sermon 272, I would refer the reader to Part I where I have already addressed Mr. Fan’s apparent confusion between the term…
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Rome Doesn’t Teach the Physical Presence?
Justin Taylor has re-posted an unhelpful portion of Chris Castaldo’s “Three Misnomers to Avoid.” Technically, I don’t think that the three items that Mr. Castaldo identifies would meet the definition of “misnomers,” just alleged mistakes. What are those mistakes? 1. “Catholics teach that Christ is “physically present” in the Mass.” Incidentally, there is a misnomer…
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Response to Roman Apologetic Comment …
This comes from the comment box of Mark Shea’s post regarding Augustine, Scripture, and Nicaea. It’s not him commenting (as far as I know), but another member of his religion. Here’s the quotation: The Catholic (i.e. Universal) Church has Taught, and never wavered from [its] teaching on the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist…