Rules of Communion As Varied as Churches From: The Washington Post | Date: April 18, 1998| Author: Caryle Murphy | Copyright 1998 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

When President Clinton, a Southern Baptist, received Holy Communion at a Roman Catholic Mass in South Africa last month, he inadvertently spotlighted one of the biggest differences separating Catholics and their Protestant brethren: their understanding of the Eucharist.

Roman Catholics believe the "Blessed Sacrament," as Holy Communion is also called, is based on the doctrine of transubstantiation, which holds that when bread and wine are consecrated at Mass, they are actually tr...

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