Transubstantiation
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Transubstantiation is the Roman Catholic doctrine that, during the Eucharist, the bread and wine are transformed in substance into the actual body and blood of Christ while retaining their outward appearances.
Aliases (2)
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic doctrine
→
Christian theological doctrine → Eucharistic theology concept → |
| acceptedBy |
Roman Catholic Church
→
some Anglo-Catholics → some Old Catholic churches → |
| affirmedInCentury |
13th century
→
16th century → |
| affirmedInDocument |
Decree on the Eucharist (Council of Trent)
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| associatedWithClergyAction |
consecration of the gifts
→
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| associatedWithMoment |
words of institution
→
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| associatedWithRite |
Mass
→
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| centralTo |
Catholic Eucharistic theology
→
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| clarifiedAgainst |
Berengarianism
→
Reformation critiques of the Mass → |
| codifiedIn |
Catechism of the Catholic Church
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| codifiedInParagraphs |
1373–1377 (Catechism of the Catholic Church)
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| concernsElement |
bread
→
wine → |
| concernsSacrament |
Eucharist
→
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| definedByCouncil |
Council of Trent
→
Fourth Lateran Council → |
| distinguishedFrom |
consubstantiation
→
symbolic memorialism → |
| etymologyFrom |
Latin substantia (substance)
→
Latin trans (across, beyond) → |
| hasLiturgicalExpression |
Corpus Christi procession
→
adoration of the Blessed Sacrament → |
| implies |
Christ is wholly present under each part of the species
→
Christ is wholly present under each species → change is not empirically detectable → |
| latinTerm |
transubstantiatio
→
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| rejectedBy |
Anglican evangelicals
→
Lutheran confessional theology → Reformed churches → most Protestant traditions → |
| relatedPhilosophicalIssue |
appearance versus reality
→
identity and change → |
| relatedToDoctrine |
Real Presence
→
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| religiousTradition |
Latin Church
→
Roman Catholic Church → |
| supportsPractice |
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
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Eucharistic adoration → reservation of the Eucharist in the tabernacle → |
| teaches |
accidents of bread and wine remain
→
substance of bread becomes body of Christ → substance of wine becomes blood of Christ → |
| usesConcept |
accidents
→
substance → |
| usesPhilosophicalFramework |
Aristotelian metaphysics
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Consubstantiation
→
Memorialism ("Roman Catholic Eucharistic theology") → |
contrastsWith |
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Mysterium fidei
("Real Presence")
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subject |