Precisely because we are dealing with a
mysterious reality which surpasses our comprehension, we should not be amazed
if even today many find it difficult to accept the real presence of Christ in
the Eucharist. It could not have been
otherwise… Today, just as back then, the Eucharist remains a ‘sign of
contradiction’… because a God who becomes flesh and sacrifices himself for the
life of the world puts into crisis the wisdom of men.
--Pope Benedict
XVI
Image source: Andrea Mantegna, Presentation of the Child Jesus, based on Luke 2:34, Behold, this child is destined for the fall
and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be contradicted. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sign_of_contradiction#/media/File:Andrea_Mantegna_049.jpg
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