... ; this is my body. And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins" (Matthew 26: 26-28). Luther's view of the communion sacrament was strictly symbolic as is the view of Protestants to ... before the shrine because God himself is present there, even though no one else is present besides you and this sacrament. Luther abolished this concept of presence. He denounced the character indelebilis as a human fiction" (Tillich 236-237). For Luther to take this positi...

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An individual's sexuality is very unique to their character. It helps to define who they are as a person and in many instances it shapes their views and beliefs. The Catholic Church defines homosexuality as, "a condition in which erotic fantasy, ... and consequently rejects God. Magisterial Church teaching states that, "homosexual genital relations are objectively immoral because they lack an indispensable finality, namely the procreation function of sexuality; the openness to new life- (Declaration on Certain Questions Concerning Sexual Ethics). Sacred Scripture condemns homosexuality as a...

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... Roman Catholic Church (canon XII) and actually damned anyone who said that we are justified by faith alone for Christ's sake. Both the New Catholic Catechism, Vatican II, and other contemporary documents show that this is still the teaching of the Roman Catholic Church today. This first difference ... sacrifice under the signs of bread and wine. "Because it is the memorial of Christ's Passover, the Eucharist is also a sacrifice. The sacrificial character of the Eucharist is manifested in the very words of institution: 'This is my body which is given for you' and 'This cup which ... ," a...

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