
Transubstantiation
Religious Significance
Transubstantiation holds deep religious importance in Catholicism; understand the reverence associated with it.
Catholics celebrate transubstantiation during Mass.
Not Literal
The change during transubstantiation is spiritual, not physical - the bread and wine do not alter in taste or appearance.
Despite transubstantiation, the wine looks and tastes the same.
Debate and Diversity
Different Christian denominations have varied beliefs about transubstantiation - it's a uniquely Catholic concept.
Lutherans have a different interpretation of transubstantiation than Catholics.
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