“In a situation such as the German intercommunion debate, quite a lot is at stake: the identity of the Church; the meaning of the sacraments; the nature of the Real Presence, which connects to the reality of the Incarnation and the on-going, tangible presence of God in the world; and so on, in a long list.”
Arch.Chaput: German intercommunion not just a “quirk”
“In a situation such as the German intercommunion debate, quite a lot is at stake: the identity of the Church; the meaning of the sacraments; the nature of the Real Presence, which connects to the reality of the Incarnation and the on-going, tangible presence of God in the world; and so on, in a long list.”
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