But what is the wafer while it is in the company of the thief?
It is still the Consecrated Bread, the Body of Christ. That does not change.
Are you familiar with Eucharistic miracles?
BLOOD TYPE FOUND IN ICONS IS SAME AS IN SHROUD OF TURIN AND 'LANCIANO MIRACLE'
Physician Tells of Eucharistic Miracle of Lanciano -Verifies Authenticity of the Phenomenon
Eucharistic Miracle - Bolsena-Orvieto, Italy