| Show CONGRESS the eucharist congress cou grees of the catholic ol 01 ic oh church u rah IF which b lob opened at washington wednesday oct 2 to la considered m memorable event of that church for the teason leason that with three exceptions all the dignitaries and heads of d lodeser in this country are present pree ent the pur pope pone f this congress oon greas is to discuss the roman catholic doctrine ot of the fiorda fiords supper the first drat general controversy on this point occurred in the ninth century when a learned monk maintained that hat the visible symbols in the during the act of consecration became transformed into that very body ot of christ to in which he lived ived on earth according Aoe ordine to this view the broad and wine retain their atward form but their substance la Is hanged the an n uc cement of a doctrine apparently 0 eo o ant contrary to sit all evidence stirred up much antagonism but the age in wb which lob it came was full of credulity it appealed to he wonderful and seemed t offer an explanation of the miraculous power attributed to the sacrament but more than all it added luster to the rite administered by the consecrated servants of the charob and the result was waft that the dea doctrine trine of transubstantiation prevailed it was officially apt approved roved by the council of rome borne in ID 1079 and by the uncil oc 1215 it was made an article of alibi the greek czuroh adopted the same ame view in 1672 at the synod of jerusalem at the time of the be reformation the whole controversy contro verey was renewed luther held that through the he power of god in some way not capable of eap exp explanation la nallon the body and the be blood of christ are present ID with and aad under the be visible emblems zwingli taught chatas the be sacrament to is merely a commemoration of the sacrifice of the savior the bread and wine are only calvin endeavored to bridge the chasm by the explanation that although the bread and wine are nothing but symbols yet the faithful receiver of these emblems is in brought into union with christ through the medium of the he spirit and receives the power which ema emanates Dates from his glorified body the protestants divided on t to is point and stand divided until til this day while the church of rome borne took it if possible a firmer stand o oj oi J the tc frau dation laid by previous councils the eucharist undoubtedly will again define the catholic Cat bollo position on transubstantiation and other doc brines trines relating lne to the sacrament peculiar to that church thereto there Is one marked feature of the catholic Cat bollo church however which may be more clearly brought out by the be speaker beaken at tola abe pliability of the practices as ae well as aa doctrines of that church within certain well understood limits limit thus thu by one of the canons of the chancil of trent members of the church are allowed to believe in me he sacramental doctrine of the anglican church without the penalty of excommunication la in the some flame way there here are chu robe in bulgaria for instance in which the be laity are re allowed to partake of the chalice matters of this kinu moy w ty be brought out to prove that the tie riman church more than other religious de nomina tiona to la the world understands the importance of ing the ha principle unity in essen essential tiaN and liberty to in non bon |
