Is the conversion of the bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus necessary for Jesus to be present during communion?
The Catholic Catechism teaches:
“It is by the conversion of the bread and wine into Christ’s body and blood that Christ becomes present in this sacrament” (para. 1375).
But Jesus Himself said,
“Where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them” (Matthew 18:20).
Whenever we gather in the name of Jesus, He is in our midst. Therefore, transubstantiation is not needed for Jesus to be present when we share communion.
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