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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Whether > Cranmer > rejected the real presence is somewhat moot - his actual sticking > point was > transubstantiation. Elizabeth I probably believed in the real > presence, but > not transubstantiation. Cranmer went through several opinions during his life, reflecting pretty accurately the opinions of those holding political power at the time. It would appear that at the time he wrote the second prayer book, of 1552, he had rejected any kind of presence at all in the consecrated elements. He appears to have been in a minority of one on this issue. The first prayer book of Elizabeth modified the 1552 book, insisting for example that any of the consecrated elements left over after Communion must be reverently consumed, not tossed away - as was permitted by the previous book. And many other small but significant changes were made, strengthening the notion of a real presence of Christ. Bill. ===== ____________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" your friends today! Download Messenger Now http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/download/index.html ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html