If Jesus can be divinely revealed in a bag of Cheetos, why not a wafer?
Posted on 08/02/2011 1:38:12 AM PDT by GADEL
The story of a Eucharistic Miracle that happened in Kumasi a city in Ghana in the 1990s. A Protestant man took the picture of the Monstrance during the Corpus Christi procession and after the image was processed, an image of Jesus Christ was the result.
Find the article over here Eucharistic Miracle: Face of Jesus captured by a Skeptic
(Excerpt) Read more at gadel4u.blogspot.com ...
God’s not really in the business of putting ‘graven images’ anywhere. He’s pretty specific about staying away from that whole worshipping objects mess...
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GADEL
Gadel, I have a question for you: Where did you get this story from that you posted to your blog?
Absolutely. No. Doubt. This will get ugly.
As with anything else worthwhile, it takes time, paying attention, and trial-and-error.
btw - I believe the consecrated Eucharist is in and of itself a miracle
Eucharistic miracles can and have happened. Is this one?
Probably not. Photos are too easily manipulated.
Jesus is not IN the wafer. Jesus IS the wafer. If you're going to criticize Catholic teaching at least get the theology correct.
Aw, you’re bursting their balloon. You’re crushing their faith in wafers.
Jesus is insufficient, so people must look to an image on a piece of food. Excuse me, an image IN a piece of food.
“Jesus is the wafer.”
Um. How even to respond ...
I think you mistake me for a protestant. I am a Catholic Christian who believes in the Eucharist. I am just skeptical of things like this because it does more harm than good for believers.
Certainly, Jesus is not insufficient and no Catholic would ever say such a ridiculous thing.
I have sympathy for those who cling to such “miracles” as they are desperate for a sign that God/Jesus is real.
Even the Apostles asked for a sign.
He knows. He was just overjoyed to have words to twist. For what it’s worth, I believe yours was a great, sensible post.
I understand your problem, Theo. It is tough when you're in over your head.
Hint: study up on transubstantiation.
Perfect!!
If Jesus can be divinely revealed in a bag of Cheetos, why not a wafer?
Apparently, Jesus IS the Cheetos, too!
I’m waiting for the Pizza Hut Easter pizza called the Cheezus Crust.
I knew a man who saw Jesus in the Eucharist once while he was praying in adoration. He wasn’t looking for a miracle and didn’t go around advertising it.
Jesus keeps trying to enter our lives and show us he is really present. The travelers on the road to Emmaus in the Bible recognized Jesus in the breaking of the bread. Makes sense to me that He has been revealing Himself to needy souls ever since.
Also: re: having a photograph as evidence of Divine Presence— I sat next to a guy on a plane once who had a photograph of his Bible Study group that he was using as a bookmark in his Bible. The people had Holy Spirit flames on their heads. I can’t remember for sure now if they took the photo when they saw the flames or if it came out when the film was developed, but I think it was the former, because in the days before digital cameras, you didn’t usually whip out your camera to take a picture in the middle of your Bible Study Group session for no particular reason.
An easy task for a twisted mind, I suppose.
So, “Jesus is a wafer.”
It is true that the Son of God was incarnated as a man. But He was never further incarnated into a wafer.
And, no, “Jesus is a wafer” is not transubstantiation. Transubstantiation speaks of the “Real Presence” of Christ in the bread. I don’t know any Roman Catholic scholars who would summarize that as, “Jesus is a wafer.”
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