My understanding is in catholic doctrine God literally turns the bread and wine into his flesh and blood but shields you from seeing or tasting this. It’s not a metaphor or symbolism.
Catholics are obligated to believe it is entirely literal human flesh and blood and it’s the very core of entire doctrine and THE main ritual. Protestants changed that to be symbolic, but catholicism maintains that it is real.
According to catholic doctrine, is the Eucharist vegan?
My understanding is in catholic doctrine God literally turns the bread and wine into his flesh and blood but shields you from seeing or tasting this. It’s not a metaphor or symbolism.
But God/Jesus wants you to do it. So probably
Jesus consents to his biscuit being eaten, therefore vegan
Catholics are obligated to believe it is entirely literal human flesh and blood and it’s the very core of entire doctrine and THE main ritual. Protestants changed that to be symbolic, but catholicism maintains that it is real.