"One day I was at confession: my heaviest crime was a want of faith in the sacrament of the Holy Supper. I accused myself of having entertained doubts as to the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist.--'What do you understand by the real presence?' demanded he. "'The substance presented before us of the body, blood, soul, and divinity of Jesus Christ.' "'If such be your opinion, you are deceived,' he pursued; 'this substance cannot exist in the bread and wine. You know that this sacrament is instituted by Christ, to eat and to drink. Hence the precept, "Eat and drink;" and, again, the penalty for non-observance: "If ye eat not of this bread and drink not of this cup, ye have no life in you." Understand well that the body of Christ was not made to be eaten, nor his blood to be drunk. The natural body of Christ was offered in sacrifice once only,[9] which is enough for our sanctification, if you believe St. Paul speaks the truth.' "'I believe it, indeed,' replied I, 'but I also wish to believe in the Holy Mother, the Church of Rome.' "'My good daughter,' he said, 'if these two should be opposed to each other, to which of them would you give credence,--to St. Paul, or to the Church of Rome?' "'I should certainly be more inclined to believe St. Paul, since he speaks through Divine inspiration.' "'The case is plain then,--St. Paul and the Church of Rome are in opposition. The apostle calls that which we eat in the sacrament, bread, and that which we drink, wine; whereas the Church of Rome pretends that the bread and the wine vanish away, at the appearance of the body and blood of Christ.' "'But then,' I rejoined, 'where is the sacrament; where is the communion of the body and blood of Christ?' "'Clearly in the bread and in the cup. You believe St. Paul--listen to his words: "The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?"'[10]