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 Ryan P. wrote: 
 > Stephen Wilson wrote: 
 > 
 > 
 >> You think so? John 6:53 - "Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I 
 say 
 >> unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, 
 ye 
 >> have no life in you." 
 >> 
 >> Catholics eat bread and drink wine and believe that it turns into the body 
 >> and blood of Jesus through a process they call transubstantiation. 
 > 
 >   For the record, most Christian denominations believe the same, not 
 > just Catholics. 
 > 
 >   Even looking at it from purely historical standpoints, there's no 
 > evidence that suggests the sacrement of Holy Communion is based on an 
 > actual cannibalistic ritual.   Its purely symbolic, even when Jesus 
 > "performed" Communion for the first time.  "Take this bread and eat, for 
 > this is my body." 
 > 
 >   You don't seriously think that people were gnawing on Jesus' legs and 
 > sucking his blood wherever he went, do you? 
  
 Well, according to the Gospel of St. Romero.... 
  
 -R 
  
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