# Do Jews (Orthodox, refor, conservative, other) see the Catholic Eucharist as idolatry?

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**Created:** [December 21, 2009, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-jews-orthodox-refor-conservative-other-see-the-catholic-eucharist-as-idolatry/522043 "2009-12-21T06:15:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![The\_Cleveland\_Steamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@The\_Cleveland\_Steamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Cleveland_Steamer)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-jews-orthodox-refor-conservative-other-see-the-catholic-eucharist-as-idolatry/522043/1 "2009-12-21T06:15:01Z")

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See title.

This is really a factual question. Please move if GQ is more appropriate.

refor = reform

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**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-jews-orthodox-refor-conservative-other-see-the-catholic-eucharist-as-idolatry/522043/2 "2009-12-21T08:48:12Z")

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Nah, it’s just another _goyim_ ritual. None of our business.

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**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-jews-orthodox-refor-conservative-other-see-the-catholic-eucharist-as-idolatry/522043/3 "2009-12-21T09:10:08Z")

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Hell, there are some Protestants that do!

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**Author:** ![monavis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e0b2c6/32.png) [@monavis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monavis)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-jews-orthodox-refor-conservative-other-see-the-catholic-eucharist-as-idolatry/522043/4 "2009-12-21T12:24:50Z")

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How could it be considered idolatry if Jesus was God and the bread and wine turned to God (Jesus being God to them).

Because they believe that Jesus said, “this ‘is’ My Body and this ‘is’ my blood” they take it literally. To many it is symbolic.

Would it be idolatry if one worshiped an unseen unproven being? wouldn’t that be the same?

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**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-jews-orthodox-refor-conservative-other-see-the-catholic-eucharist-as-idolatry/522043/5 "2009-12-21T16:35:04Z")

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The Trinity is more of a reason to consider Christianity to be idol-worhip than the Eucharist is.