Might Leo's "favorite theologian...[be] Rahner"?: Might Leo & Francis believe in Rahner's Eucharist which "is not Christ, himself, but rather Christ is 'in the bread' spiritually and symbolically"?
Jonathan Liedl @JLLiedl While visiting Pope Leo's old Augustinian community in Trujillo, I asked one of the young friars who his favorite theologian was. He said Rahner. An important reminder that while the German Jesuit's influence has waned in the US, he is still *the* theological touchstone elsewhere 1:40 PM · Oct 26, 2025 · 14.4K Views "Transubstantiation must now be understood as "transfinalization or transignification."..The bread is only a "symbol" of Christ. For Rahner, the bread is not Christ, himself, but rather Christ is 'in the bread' spiritually and symbolically." - Rev. Regis Scanlon, O.F.M. Cap. [ https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/view.cfm?recnum=7081] The Gospel of Gradualism: Leo’s Seminary, Synod, and Sisters of the Revolution From Trujillo to Strasbourg to the convent halls, the postconciliar church perfects its new creed: discern, dialogue, and never decide. Chris Jackson Nov 7 Pope Leo XIV Wikipedia...