[newgeezer]

you would think the fear of offending others would cause them to pull it

It seems like the usual conservative answer to others being offended is that they should simply avoid whatever or whomever they find so offensive.

[Conservative til I die]

It's a free country. EBay can be as insensitive as they want. They aren't breaking any laws. However, that doesn't mean we operate in a crass, obnoxious, tasteless society. In the interest of taste and respect, EBay should have pulled the item. Catholics believe the consecrated Host *is* the Body of Christ (and the consecrated wine *is* His blood). To do anything disrespectful to it is to disrespect Christ. You'd think that EBay would recognize that.

There's a difference between telling someone what they must do (or force them to do) and telling them what they should do.