On Saturday 04 Aug 2007 10:43 pm, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > You missed out the important adjective "symbolic" in what Charles > said. I would be willing to bet that you were indeed aware of this: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_%28liturgy%29#The_Communion_Rite
No No - The body and blood of Christ was never consumed by anyone. At least I was not informed about it. I am speaking of tantric rituals that one reads about in the papers every now and again which involve real stiffs and real eating and not something symbolic. The odd baby gets sacrificed here and there and actually gets reported. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,501020729-322673,00.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2892333.stm Obviously it is illegal. You can get cranks and psychpaths doing that, but when it gets justified in the name of religion and is supported by a small supporting cast who believe the ritual will be useful - then we have a group of cranks who have been allowed to exist in a society that that does not completely abhor such behavior. shiv
