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I have a question about the Anglican Eucharist and the practices of the poster's parishes.
My question is, do Anglicans believe that the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ is contained in the Communion Bread?
In many Roman Catholic parishes, especially larger ones, it seems that communicants are offered the Communion Bread only. The RCC teaches that Christ's Body, Blood, and Divinity are all contained in the consecrated bread. That said, some RCC parishes offer both the consecrated wine and bread to the communicant.
All this said, all the Anglican parishes i've seen and services that i've watched online, it seems that the communicant is always offered both the consecrated wine and bread. Do some Anglican parishes ever just offer the consecrated bread to the communicant or is both always offered? Does the size of the parish have any impact on whether your parish offers just the consecrated bread? Is there an Anglican canon teaching that both must always be offered or is our teaching similar to the RCC teaching of the bread containing both body and blood?
Thanks for your help!
My question is, do Anglicans believe that the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ is contained in the Communion Bread?
In many Roman Catholic parishes, especially larger ones, it seems that communicants are offered the Communion Bread only. The RCC teaches that Christ's Body, Blood, and Divinity are all contained in the consecrated bread. That said, some RCC parishes offer both the consecrated wine and bread to the communicant.
All this said, all the Anglican parishes i've seen and services that i've watched online, it seems that the communicant is always offered both the consecrated wine and bread. Do some Anglican parishes ever just offer the consecrated bread to the communicant or is both always offered? Does the size of the parish have any impact on whether your parish offers just the consecrated bread? Is there an Anglican canon teaching that both must always be offered or is our teaching similar to the RCC teaching of the bread containing both body and blood?
Thanks for your help!