Yes, Catholics believe the Body and Blood are really present in the Eucharist. But do you understand what ‘real presence’ means to a Catholic, on their terms? That’s the point I was making. If you mount a straw man argument against the theology of the Eucharist, and your apologetics to a Catholic is that they believe ‘God lives in a wafer,’ they will rightfully laugh at your ignorance.
I know exactly what the Roman Catholic Church believes about the Eucharist. I was Catholic once. I know perfectly well what is supposed to occur during the change or transubstantiation of the bread and the wine.
Like Martin Luther I refuse to subject myself to this constant exercise in cognitive dissonance. I choose to believe what the Bible and my Jesus says about the Eucharist. I don’t need any Ecumenical Councils to tell me how I should interpret a few simple scriptures.