The term transubstantiation refers to

a) communion bread and wine changing into the true body and blood of Christ when blessed by a priest.
b) the blessings of God transferred through the pope to priests and then to worshippers.
c) monies and goods provided as alms to the monastic orders by wealthy families of the city.
d) the conversion of a mortal into a divine being in the process of sainthood as conferred by the pope.


Answer: a

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