...And this food is called among us Eukaristia [the Eucharist], of which no one is allowed to partake but the man who believes that the things which we teach are true, and who has been washed with the washing that is for the remission of sins, and unto regeneration, and who is so living as Christ has enjoined. For not as common bread and common drink do we receive these; but in like manner as Jesus Christ our Saviour, having been made flesh by the Word of God, had both flesh and blood for our salvation, so likewise have we been taught that the food which is blessed by the prayer of His word, and from which our blood and flesh by transmutation are nourished, is the flesh and blood of that Jesus who was made flesh. For the apostles, in the memoirs composed by them, which are called Gospels, have thus delivered unto us what was enjoined upon them...
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...and is not ashame to show to the whole world that he is a Catholic!
Great entry. I'm embarrassed that I tried to say as much in my blog, with more words, and failed. Thanks for sharing!
aeisiel,
..and lived the faith too, as far as I can tell. btw, the Pac-Man is a known pro-life advocate.
John-D,
Nahh. Your post was very well articulated, and is one of the very few who rightly took notice of the other great man in the ring.
@WillyJ: I still prefer yours. A picture's worth a thousand words! :D
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