I've had a chunk of trouble trying to explain Catholic teaching on the Eucharist to protestant friends (who ask), but who would also say something like "of course Jesus is truly present, he's truly present everywhere"; and for colloquial purposes the short hand I've had the most luck with is : "What we believe about the Eucharist is definitely idolatry if we're wrong"
I've had a chunk of trouble trying to explain Catholic teaching on the Eucharist to protestant friends (who ask), but who would also say something like "of course Jesus is truly present, he's truly present everywhere"; and for colloquial purposes the short hand I've had the most luck with is : "What we believe about the Eucharist is definitely idolatry if we're wrong"
I've had a chunk of trouble trying to explain Catholic teaching on the Eucharist to protestant friends (who ask), but who would also say something like "of course Jesus is truly present, he's truly present everywhere"; and for colloquial purposes the short hand I've had the most luck with is : "What we believe about the Eucharist is definitely idolatry if we're wrong"