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Lutherans are very close to Catholics in their beliefs. I think I would affirm her in her personal faith that the Eucharist is indeed the Body and Blood of Christ. All Protestants are not the same.
In the Catholic Encyclopedia, under Lutheranism, I read that indeed Lutherans do believe that the bread and wine become the Body and Blood of Christ. If memory serves, however, they use some different language than Catholics do. But underneath the language is much that unites us--a belief in the words of Jesus, "This is my Body. This is my Blood." Focus on that - the things that unite us as Christians. There is certainly enough already in the world that divides us. |