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“Holy Communion in the Catholic Church is one of the holy sacraments. Practicing Roman Catholics believe in extreme unction; in other words, that the wine and unleavened bread are transformed into the actual body and blood of Christ – a belief that in itself, is somewhat controversial.”<\/p>\n

— Rachel Stockton, writing about the Kennedy-Tobin standoff at Foodconsumer.org.<\/a><\/div>\n
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H\/T Ed Peters<\/a><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“Holy Communion in the Catholic Church is one of the holy sacraments. 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