muliplying loafs

muliplying loafs
Question from anonymous on 5/7/2008:

A Priest said “ a popular Theologian believes and I tend to agree with him. Christ did not really multiply the 5000 loafs. Instead touched the peoples heart and they took out of what they had and shared. That is the real miracle of that day. Now we should do what we can to share what we have“. This really bothered me so much so I spoke to the priest. Which did not go so well. After many months I came up with this. I like to think “Jesus Christ used what was within his talents to in fact multiply the loafs to Feed the mass by multiplying the Loafs and we are call to follow his example and use what is within our talents or abilities to feed the Mass. Go and do like wise”. The reason this came to mind was I recently watch the Life of Saint Louis de Montfort and He too multiplied loafs ( oh thank you EWTN) to feed peoples. My question is why is the church so week when it come to defending the known known’s and believed known’s? I feel vilianized and like a outcast not by the priest. Our relationship is ok and I find it easy to pray for him. But the people present back then I think feel I am the devil. I (really just gave my opinion) verbally attack a Priest. I feel like one of the dammed. I confess I have not lived a virtuous life. In stead of a good education I used a lot of drugs instead of working. I spent most of my time in Jail or a Mental Hospital. I am a week poor sinner. Am I too a apostate or the like? I am sorry but I am alone even amongst the prayerful. I might add I do get some comfort by replaying the eating of the Eucharist through out the day and in to the night in my memory. Saint Peter the Catholic please pray for me a poor sinner.
Answer by Fr. Robert J. Levis on 5/8/2008:

Dear Anon, We all are poor sinners, so don't feel so badly about yourself. Unfortunately you ran across a priest laboring under a popular new scriptural interpretation which is surely not accepted by the Catholic Church, i.e. multiplication of the loaves. Catholics accept this account as real and historical, in spite of false interpretation. God bless you. Cheer up. Fr. Bob Levis