It’s easy to discount the Catholic belief that the Eucharist is truly the body and blood of Christ. Even Protestants do not believe in the true presence – despite the fact this belief was firmly held since the very first days of the early church and despite the fact Jesus Himself said so as emphatically as possible.

For those that want scientific data – there is much of it. Eucharistic miracles have been happening as recently as 2008. These miracles involve simple hosts made of bread turning into flesh and blood.

These samples have been sent to labs around the world – sometimes anonymously. Scientist have repeatedly verified consistent facts across samples collected centuries apart and in completely opposite sides of the world. All were determined to be cells that came from the left ventricle of a human heart. All have the same blood type (type AB). All show the telltale chemical markers that the person died in extreme distress.

These facts were so consistent, they alone led to the conversion of some of the most staunch atheist scientist doing the work to disprove the miracles (Dr. Ricardo Castañón Gómez, Dr Frederic Zugibe, and Nicolas Steno).