[Apologetics] If the whole Christ is present under both species of the Eucharist, why do we say "The Body of Christ" and "The Blood of Christ"?

[Art Kelly]

The very earliest records of the liturgy, circa about 150 A.D., indicate that when the priest distributed Communion to each person, he said, "The body of Christ."  The person then said, "Amen."
 
The current rite of the Mass re-instated this liturgical practice.
 
By the way, the Council of Trent was not the first ecumenical council to speak on the reception of BOTH the body AND blood under either species of bread OR wine. The Council of Constance, on June 15, 1415, declared in part:
 
"...(A)lthough this sacrament was received by the faithful under both kinds in the early church, nevertheless later it was received under both kinds only by those confecting it, and by the laity only under the form of bread. For it should be very firmly believed, and in no way doubted, that the whole body and blood of Christ are truly contained under both the form of bread and the form of wine." 
 
Art Kelly

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--- On Mon, 6/27/11, Stuart D. Gathman <stuart at bmsi.com> wrote:


From: Stuart D. Gathman <stuart at bmsi.com>
Subject: Re: [Apologetics] If the whole Christ is present under both species of the Eucharist, why do we say "The Body of Christ" and "The Blood of Christ"?
To: "Dianne Dawson" <rcdianne at yahoo.com>
Cc: "Apologetics Group" <apologetics at gathman.org>
Date: Monday, June 27, 2011, 6:40 PM


On Mon, 27 Jun 2011, Dianne Dawson wrote:

> http://newtheologicalmovement.blogspot.com/2011/06/if-whole-christ-is-present-under-both.html
> If the whole Christ is present under both species of the Eucharist, why do we
> say "The Body of Christ" and "The Blood of Christ"?

Simpleminded Protestant answer: because Jesus said "This is My Body"
and "This is My Blood".

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