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I do not understand the constant issues surrounding the manner of receiving/participating in the Eucharist. It seems the form has overtaken the substance.

The "form" here has to do with how one behaves and comports oneself. Which is related to our distinct belief about utter reality of the Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharistic bread and wine.

Behavior follows belief, but behavior can also teach belief. If we teach our people to show respect for the Eucharist, then they will more easily understand that we believe it is Christ Present.

Put it this way: If you truly belieed that God was making Himself physically Present in your midst would you stand or fall to your knees?

Put it this way: If you truly believed that God was making Himself physically Present in your midst would you stand or fall to your knees?

Remember that when an angel fully manifests himself to a human, the human most often falls to the ground in worship, thinking the angel is God. But the eucharist is not an angel, it is infinitely more than that. Those who take themselves more importantly than the eucharist will be more than shocked and ashamed when they come to see Him face to face.

"The angels shudder and wonder at the disrespect shown to the Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament by we Catholics." -Fr. Rego.