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GCSE Religious Studies · key term
The belief that Christ is present spiritually in the Eucharist without the bread and wine literally becoming his body and blood.
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Paper 2
Revise: Differing Beliefs on the Last SupperSome Christians emphasise spiritual presence. Some Anglicans believe that the bread and wine do not literally become Christ’s body and blood, but that Christ is spiritually present as believers share them and gather as a community. Anglican beliefs vary; some share the Catholic understanding.
Do not describe all Protestants as holding the same belief: some understand the bread and wine symbolically, while others emphasise Christ’s spiritual presence.
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