Catechesis: Sacrament of the Altar

For the Sacrament is not founded upon people’s holiness but upon God’s Word. Just as no saint on earth, indeed, no angel in heaven, can make bread and wine be Christ’s body and blood, so also no one can change or alter it, even if it is misused. The Word by which it became a Sacrament and was instituted does not become false because of the person or his unbelief. For Christ does not say, “If you are worthy, you receive My body and blood.”—LC V:16, 17