John Wycliffe Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Sacraments === John Wycliffe rejected [[transubstantiation]] along with the [[Confession (religion)|sacrament of confession]], saying they were against scripture.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=John Wycliffe Was an English Bible Translator and Early Reformer|url=https://www.learnreligions.com/john-wycliffe-biography-699998|access-date=22 January 2022|website=Learn Religions}}</ref> Wycliffe was attacked as being a [[Donatism|Donatist]], however the claim was a misconception, perhaps used to discredit his views on the Eucharist.<ref>{{cite web |last=Woods |first=William |title=Why was John Wyclif regarded as a heretic by the Roman Catholic Church? |url=https://www.academia.edu/18184467 |format=PDF |publisher=Brisbane School of Theology}}</ref> <blockquote>The consecrated Host we priests make and bless is not the body of the Lord but an effectual sign of it. It is not to be understood that the body of Christ comes down from heaven to the Host consecrated in every church. :β John Wycliffe<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.christianitytoday.com/history/issues/issue-3/from-archives-wycliffe-causes-controversy-over-eucharist.html | title=From the Archives: Wycliffe Causes Controversy over Eucharist }}</ref></blockquote> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page