Transubstantiation is associated with which Christian tradition?

Transubstantiation is associated with which Christian tradition?

• A. Eastern Orthodox Church
• B. Lutheran Church
• C. Roman Catholic Church
• D. Anglican Communion

Answer: (C)

Transubstantiation is the Catholic explanation of what happens in the Eucharist: the bread and wine are transformed in their very substance into the body and blood of Christ, while the outward appearances (taste, color, texture) remain as bread and wine. This precise formulation was defined by the Roman Catholic Church, especially at the Council of Trent, to affirm a literal, real presence of Christ in the Eucharist and to distinguish Catholic teaching from other views held during the Reformation. Other traditions also affirm that Christ is truly present in the Eucharist, but they describe it differently and do not adopt the same philosophical language about a change of substance. For example, Lutherans teach real presence through sacramental union, Anglicans vary in emphasis, and the Orthodox emphasize the mystery of the Eucharist without adopting the scholastic term itself.

Transubstantiation is the Catholic explanation of what happens in the Eucharist: the bread and wine are transformed in their very substance into the body and blood of Christ, while the outward appearances (taste, color, texture) remain as bread and wine. This precise formulation was defined by the Roman Catholic Church, especially at the Council of Trent, to affirm a literal, real presence of Christ in the Eucharist and to distinguish Catholic teaching from other views held during the Reformation.

Other traditions also affirm that Christ is truly present in the Eucharist, but they describe it differently and do not adopt the same philosophical language about a change of substance. For example, Lutherans teach real presence through sacramental union, Anglicans vary in emphasis, and the Orthodox emphasize the mystery of the Eucharist without adopting the scholastic term itself.