The Roman Catholic Church maintains that the communion elements at the liturgical service are transubstantiated into the body and blood of Christ by the priest to be consumed by those who are present. Rome teaches that the Eucharist is the means by which Christians maintain spiritual life. It is viewed as the summit of communion with God. The Apostle Paul, however, says that the kingdom of God does not comprise of food and drink (Romans 14:17). The blessings that He provides are a result of His grace. If the Apostle Paul believed that the repeated consumption of Christ's body as the Eucharist was a requirement for salvation, then this would have been a place for him to affirm such and not categorically reject matters of food and drink as relating to the kingdom of God.