ezra
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in ways it is important as my understanding the catholic church it literally becomes the Body of Christ .i view ot as more symbolic and spiritual .much like baptism ..see that wasnt so hard. see i know nothing of these men you mentioned . i have no source for early church history . no commentaries mention there name i run across articles with names like polycarp .then i do researchSo, how does the bread and wine become the body and blood of the Lord?
Jesus didn't say.
Just like He didn't day how He raised Lazarus from the dead or how He gave sight to the man born blind or how all of creation was created through Him.
It is a mystery.
Apparently, we don't need to know HOW he does the things He does. Not our business, I suppose.
So there you have it.
Ignatius was a contemporary of John and his disciple.
Justin was in the next generation of believers who were taught by the disciples of the apostles.
They emphatically and clearly state that the bread and wine of the Eucharist become the body and blood of Christ.