over the meaning of the sacrament, the philosophical wisdom and vocabulary of the day was employed to enhance theological clarity. We should not see any explanations that are given as rationalistic attempts to explain away God’s initiative. Instead, we must understand them within the worldview and language system in which they emerged and against the background of the debates they were meant to heal. The Catholic Church has used the term transubstantiation to explain the bodily presence of Christ
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