....if you put it THAT way...

[Spitfire of ATJ]

[Warren Stupidity]

1. that is bigoted bullshit because words. nt.

[Promethean]

10. How dare you criticize someone's idea!

Don't you know that that kind of idea is special and is immune to criticism?

[trotsky]

18. Criticism of the idea is worse than the idea itself!

Even if the idea causes others to kill or torture!

Fuzzy wuzzy kumbaya!

[babylonsister]

2. You are MEAN! nt

[Spitfire of ATJ]

14. You must have missed this...

I made it a while ago...

[Cartoonist]

3. It's all in the translation

Besides, it doesn't have to make sense. All you have to do is BELIEVE! Just ask His Royal Majesty.

[Binkie The Clown]

4. The pretty much sums it up! n/t

[bvf]

5. The word "symbolically" should be removed.

I believe the Vatican maintains that transubstantion is a real thing. Yep, you're really eating Jesus at communion.

Otherwise, pitch-perfect.

[Arugula Latte]

8. Yep, and there are plenty of Catholics right here on the ol' DU who believe it really is JC meat,

and making fun of the belief that crackers turn into actual deity flesh -- even though this is the year 2015 -- well, how dare we do such a thing?!

OFFENSIVE OFFENSIVE OFFENSIVE!!!

[bvf]

11. I've yet to get a good explanation

from a practicing catholic how this is not cannibalism.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

15. Or how it's not saying, "Eat me."

[AlbertCat]

20. I've yet to get a good explanation

No doubt there are reams of paper and dozens of tomes that explain the theology about how the change does happen, but it doesn't show itself happening in any way...but it happens for sure...

[Lordquinton]

24. when yur theology is undermined by a fad diet

Or people who actually suffer from celiac, then you should probably reconsider the whole thing. I dunno if anyone has examined a wafer after being transsubstainated, they probably don't let them go for any kind of scrutiny. I remember when the satanists held the black mass and they had gotten a wafer from a church in Belgium or somewhere and the local protesters insisted that despite proof to the contrary the wafer had been stolen because that's what the ritual called for.

[Hoppy]

6. --- Jesus did say, "Suffer the little children..."

and the parish priests were happy to hear that.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

16. ...

[BlueJazz]

7. Hallelujah, I can feel his power and it is good.

...or it's what I've been smoking..

[Arugula Latte]

9. THAT makes perfect sense...but those nutty Scientologists need their heads examined!

[Kablooie]

12. Yeah? Well it makes more sense than quantum mechanics and stupid multi dimensional universes.

And that ... that... dumb NASA EM Alcubierre drive. It's even got a dumb name!

The world looks stupid no matter what direction you are looking.


---

But how do they cut that lady in half, huh? I've seen it and that's real!

[iwillalwayswonderwhy]

17. When I was a little kid I misheard the expression

I truly thought they were saying the following:

Supper little children, come on and eat.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

19. It's like the Pledge...

Lots of kids say, "One nation, under God, invisible..."

Then they get confused.

Does that mean an invisible God or that He can't see us?

[iwillalwayswonderwhy]

21. When my son was 5 he came home and asked

Who was Liberty and Justin Frall?

[Spitfire of ATJ]

22. The people who push this stuff?

Face it.

They believe these words are basically casting spells.

[Ron Obvious]

23. This is wrong because reasons.

No, actually, I meant to say it sums it up pretty well...