Christ’s body, furthermore, was never absent. He was physically present in the Eucharist, not merely symbolically or spiritually present. Indeed, Christ was not only present, but equally present in each fragment of the consecrated bread. Similarly, the bodies of holy people were considered in some important way to retain those people, even after death, but each relic contained, or granted access to, the whole saint, not simply a finger. Physical things could contain and give blessedness.
Well, actually, as Karl Rahner pointed out, "What Christ gives us is quite explicit if his own words are interpreted according to their Aramaic meaning. The expression ‘This is my Body’ means this is myself."
I do like her use of the term institutional Christianity. That would be the one that, as often as not, has let the faithful down from the start.
I do like her use of the term institutional Christianity. That would be the one that, as often as not, has let the faithful down from the start.
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