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"I mean, how can you legitimately argue against the Church Fathers?"

One other passage I like to use is from from John 21:21-24 “Again Jesus said, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you. And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.”

There was one other time in the Bible that God breathed on man - when God breathed life into Adam. This was something very special. Christ was creating his priesthood, and clearly giving this priesthood special gifts. These gifts could not have been intended to die with the Apostles, unless Christ was planning a very quick return.

There was one other time in the Bible that God breathed on man - when God breathed life into Adam. This was something very special. Christ was creating his priesthood, and clearly giving this priesthood special gifts. These gifts could not have been intended to die with the Apostles, unless Christ was planning a very quick return.

Very excellent point! I had never thought of that before. The new "life" that God breathes into the world is the one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church, unified by the Body and Blood of Our Savior in the mystery of the Holy Eucharist.

Just beautiful!