... , this meant that there was no need for priests, good works, indulgences or sacraments, he also attacked the Doctrine of Transubstantiation, replacing it with consubstantiation (Body/Blood present alongside bread/wine). Initially the church was angered but gave no response, as Luther became more and more vocal e.g posting the 95 thesis which due to Guttenberg's printing press could be read by ... ...

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... of 13, read from the Torah, the primary scripture of Judaism. Christian youths participate in First Communion, in which they take part in the Eucharist (a ceremony involving blessed bread and wine, which represent the body and blood of Christ) for the first time. Weddings and funerals are two other ceremonies of passage laden with sacred meaning. For example, in tribal societies ... ...

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... and homelessness. But Kierkegaard's call is not for outward revolution, like Marx: "Workers of the world unite!", but for inward revolution, for so-called "Christians" to stop trying to "turn wine into water" and to pay attention to what really matters in life, that is to say, to strive and believe "passionately, unconditionally, absolutely without inner reservation or doubt". Because "in ... ...

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... or the other depending on whether men decide to consider the utilitarian value of the object or certain basic attributes that have nothing to do with its instrumental value. The wine at mass has sacred ritual significance to the extent that it is considered by the believer to symbolize the blood of Christ; in this context it is plainly not a beverage ... ...

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