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7. Spirit energy can easily be seen as metaphor for transubstantiation.

Fri Jan 4, 2019, 02:58 PM

Jan 2019

And many in the RCC believe that certain relics contain spiritual energy.

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From 'cafeteria Catholics' to New Age nones, religion is getting very personal. [View all] guillaumeb Jan 2019 OP

So atheists are the least likely to believe rocks have magical powers Major Nikon Jan 2019 #1

No to all four. MineralMan Jan 2019 #2

That does sound magical. guillaumeb Jan 2019 #3

Mineralogy is fascinating. MineralMan Jan 2019 #4

Are any of those Christian beliefs? trotsky Jan 2019 #5

Spirit energy can easily be seen as metaphor for transubstantiation. guillaumeb Jan 2019 #7

The leader of the RCC would reject such an assertion. trotsky Jan 2019 #8

Or not Major Nikon Jan 2019 #9

Utter nonsense! MineralMan Jan 2019 #11

Nope, transubstantiation is a specific Voltaire2 Jan 2019 #12