The website, Canon Law M-a-d-e Easy, was presented with a question by Natalie, a Roman Catholic concerned when her priest ran out of consecrated Eucharists to distribute among the congregation because he then performed a hurried ‘mini-mass’ on the unconsecrated wafers remaining.
Her question involved the validity of the consecration: Did those who received the second batch of wafers eat the same authentic Jesus as did those who ate the first batch which were properly consecrated?
The authors of the website expressed their utter dismay and disapproval of such an illicit consecration since Canon Law expressly forbids it. The Mass follows a prescribed liturgy of holy prayers and rituals in order to effectuate the miracle of Transubstantiation.
The website authors offered a solution to this momentous problem: break the consecrated hosts in pieces.
Apparently, though some of the spiritually-hungry faithful would not receive the whole Eucharist, there is still enough of Jesus left to eat - whether it be a foot, leg, hand or arm – to perform the miracle of remission of sins.
As to the question pertaining to those who ate the second batch of illicitly consecrated wafers, the website authors determined that the hosts were validly consecrated due to “the immense power of a Catholic priest, who is able to change bread and wine into Christ’s Body and Blood even when he really shouldn’t!”
Now this present author has a similar question.
Suppose Priest Alpha has just sodomized altar boy Johnny Beta prior to performing Mass.
And suppose Priest Gamma has just raped little Mary Delta who was visiting the priest in his office before he performed Mass.
Now multiply these events by tens of thousands worldwide.
Will the same wicked priests who violated innumerable innocent children still retain the power to effectually consecrate Eucharists?
We can kick it up a notch. Not merely a sinner falling into sin. He could be a genocidal killer, who's aim is to kill every catholic/Christian in the world. A blasphemer of God. A chief among sinners as Paul. Even a angry priest angry at someone is a murderer by Christ standard. Look at a women the wrong way and your already an adulterer and fornicator. He could have just made a pact with the Devil.
He can still consecrate the Eucharist.
Matthew 23
1Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples, 2saying: “The scribes and the Pharisees have seated themselves in the chair of Moses; 3therefore all that they tell you, do and observe, but do not do according to their deeds; for they say things and do not do them.
Here we have Jesus telling people to recognize the authority of The Chair of Moses. Jesus recognizes the authority, you won't find the rules for this in the bible because Jesus doesn't practice SOLA SCRIPTURA.
Notice Jesus doesn't claim a false religion or wrong religion despite plenty of times calling Pharisees children of Satan/Devil.
The HIGH PRIEST gives the order to kill Jesus. Of a faith Jesus is still loyal.
Evil folks in authority.......that's nothing new.
The church is not some pretend template where we gather dozens of groups to compete and qualify to be called.
God doesn't call the qualified, he qualifies the called.
Plenty of times God loves an underdog.
When someone asks me how they can increase their faith. I tell them to go to the very worst church they can find. Cause then you really have to trust God solely, Then you got actual faith. Whereas if you just go to a place telling you what you want to hear....that doesn't take faith at all.
God commands you to take a boat into the sea. He tells you stay on this boat.
Whats it going to take for me to make you mistrust God?
Some leaks? tattered sails? a mutinous crew? a evil captain? how about another beautiful perfect boat?
Maybe if I can convince you only the map and direction matter. (the bible)
Matthew 10
24“A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a slave above his master. 25“It is enough for the disciple that he become like his teacher, and the slave like his master. If they have called the head of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign the members of his household!
Jesus our Lord often would be called Beelzebul an insult. Calling him Devil. He told us we would get much more.
And its true. We are often called the Whore of Babylon, The pope is called Anti-Christ. We get this from thousands of denominations/religions.
Do you know what Protestants are called?............................nothing.
Devil worshipers the overt kind. When you look at the history of attacks or what they have to do to perform a black mass. They need a catholic consecrated Eucharist. We actually have locks and keys.
They not gonna attack Baptist.....why? not part of their problem. Sides the crackers and Kool-Aid ain't the real deal.