One does not need to hold to an Aristotelian metaphysics in order to have a belief in the True Presence, though. I’d argue that you’re arguing for an entire philosophical system which Catholics are not bound to believe.
One does not need to hold to an Aristotelian metaphysics in order to have a belief in the True Presence, though. I’d argue that you’re arguing for an entire philosophical system which Catholics are not bound to believe.
One also doesn’t need to use the English language to have a belief in the True Presence. But English is, for me, the clearest medium by which I may express truth, according to my own level of understanding. I think that Thomistic metaphysics is a tool that helps man to express certain truths of the Faith with a greater clarity, precision, and openness than the other philosophical “languages” — if I may call them that. I’m happy to employ other methods of expounding such mysteries when Thomism falls short. (E.G., Wojtyła’s personalism, especially in the Theology of the Body, provides a deeply experiential perspective of the human person that Thomism only hints at. But we need not choose one at the expense of the other. They’re all helpful tools in their own right.)
One does not need to hold to an Aristotelian metaphysics in order to have a belief in the True Presence, though. I’d argue that you’re arguing for an entire philosophical system which Catholics are not bound to believe.
One also doesn’t need to use the English language to have a belief in the True Presence. But English is, for me, the clearest medium by which I may express truth, according to my own level of understanding. I think that Thomistic metaphysics is a tool that helps man to express certain truths of the Faith with a greater clarity, precision, and openness than the other philosophical “languages” — if I may call them that. I’m happy to employ other methods of expounding such mysteries when Thomism falls short. (E.G., Wojtyła’s personalism, especially in the Theology of the Body, provides a deeply experiential perspective of the human person that Thomism only hints at. But we need not choose one at the expense of the other. They’re all helpful tools in their own right.)