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Re: blood and life	Father Smith	Sunday, December 13, 2009
Question: Just to clarify from a previous answer. In the Eucharist, by virture of concomitance, the whole Christ is present under each species. In a canabalistic eating and drinking of flesh or blood that principle does not apply so once the flesh or blood is separated from the person (assuming that it is removed from a living person) it is merely "generic" human flesh or blood, there is no personal connection between the cannibal and his meal.
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM Dear Father: Thank you for your clarification. I made a similar clarification in the second post on this topic. I did not make this point clear in the first answer. God Bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below: Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum. Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum

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Re: blood and life

Father Smith

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Question:

Just to clarify from a previous answer.

In the Eucharist, by virture of concomitance, the whole Christ is present under each species.

In a canabalistic eating and drinking of flesh or blood that principle does not apply so once the flesh or blood is separated from the person (assuming that it is removed from a living person) it is merely "generic" human flesh or blood, there is no personal connection between the cannibal and his meal.

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM

Dear Father:

Thank you for your clarification. I made a similar clarification in the second post on this topic. I did not make this point clear in the first answer.

God Bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

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