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I think in an effort to pile on and obfuscate yours and our point about the blood being the payment for sin and the fact that, for the time we were there, the Catholic Church did not include the cup (which was representative of Christ's blood) for those who received the Eucharist. That was our point and it was a sidetrack to change the subject that the cup is now offered in the observance. The point all along was how coincidental it seemed that Catholicism downplays the efficacy of the once-for-all blood sacrifice for ALL sins and the absence of the cup of wine in the Lord's Supper observance.

It is INDEED the blood that makes atonement for the soul and we have been redeemed by the price Christ paid on our behalf. That should NEVER be diminished by anyone, anywhere and the observance that we participate in - eating of the bread and drinking of the cup - is done in remembrance that we HAVE received Him, we have believed on Him, and we ARE saved. No one denomination has the corner on the purpose of this Christian tradition and to state that because there is not a special person to conjure up or confect the presence of Christ in the "elements" is not Scriptural. The redemption that is in Christ Jesus is available to ALL who place their trust in Him. No one is left out. God offers it to ALL because He so loved the world and whosoever believes in Christ HAS everlasting life.

The real blood of Jesus likely dropped to the ground, not becoming defiled, but rather purifying the earth concerning it's curse. Point being, it is/was impossible to defile the real blood of Jesus.

Catholics need to come to the understanding that Jesus died once for our sins and said "It is finished". What we do in communion is remember what He already did for us. Jesus has healed scars, not wounds, dripping with blood.