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[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world -1 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

doesn't happen anywhere in the text.

Religion is more than just the book. Catholics literally believe that the wine at mass is literally Jesus' blood. This is a joke about them. Not about the book that their specific flavor of whatever is based on.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

The wine turns into Jesus's blood when the priest blesses it.

This comic is the complete opposite of that.

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I can't believe I'm arguing this..

In the comic, Jesus isn't turning his blood into wine. He's simply tapping the vein.

Jesus' blood is naturally alcoholic. We know this because the transubstantiation turns the wine at mass into Jesus' blood, and THAT blood is alcoholic. The fact that the wine was originally alcoholic is completely unrelated. The priests could transubstantiate water into Jesus' blood, and it'd still be alcoholic.

That's assuming you actually believe in transubstantiation.

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

There are people who celebrate Eucharist with grape juice and it doesn't turn alcoholic. It's not that transubstantiation makes it alcoholic.

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

So you're saying that Jesus blood is different based on who is doing it??

Sounds like someone is doing it wrong

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 1 points 32 minutes ago (1 children)

It's the blessing that matters, not the contents of the cup. In transubstantiation the outward characteristics don't change.

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 1 points 28 minutes ago

Then how do you know it worked?

[–] prettybunnys@piefed.social 2 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

The literally believe the blessing of the Eucharist turns the wine into the blood of their nailed god.

Not that the blood of Christ turns into wine.

Hope this helps.

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago

And then that wine is like 25 proof. ergo, his blood is 25 proof.

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Look, I'm not Catholic or any kind of Christian, but...

Catholics do not believe that Jesus' blood turns into wine.

So... acting like they do... is just trolling, basically.

Its not a joke, because it doesn't stem from a thing that someone actually believes.

It is simply asserting that someone believes a thing they do not... which is trolling.

There are a vast plethora of ludicrous things that varying kinds of Christians believe are literally true, that you could make an actual joke out of.

[–] prettybunnys@piefed.social 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Mesophar@pawb.social 3 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

That is the opposite of this though, like all the other comments are trying to explain.

Eucharist = wine and bread turning into Christ's blood and flesh

Comic = Christ's blood turning into wine

How are so many people getting that backwards? Are you all trolling?

[–] prettybunnys@piefed.social 2 points 8 hours ago

You’ll get no disagreement from me