Robert Reilly, Catholic World Report
Monday, November 30, 2020
A recent Pew Research study found that only 28 percen percent of self-professed Catholics believe in the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. How could that be? It turns out, according to the survey that, “Most Catholics who believe that the bread and wine are symbolic do not know that the church holds that transubstantiation occurs. Overall, 43 percent of Catholics believe that the bread and wine are symbolic and also that this reflects the position of the church.” How’s that for catechesis? A C grade in this case stands for catastrophic.
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The trinity of disorientation
Robert Reilly, Catholic World Report
Monday, November 30, 2020
A recent Pew Research study found that only 28 percen percent of self-professed Catholics believe in the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. How could that be? It turns out, according to the survey that, “Most Catholics who believe that the bread and wine are symbolic do not know that the church holds that transubstantiation occurs. Overall, 43 percent of Catholics believe that the bread and wine are symbolic and also that this reflects the position of the church.” How’s that for catechesis? A C grade in this case stands for catastrophic.