Lauren Markoe's article makes the common (but unacceptable in a religion reporter) error of generalizing eucharistic theology. She also gets Real Presence confused with transubstantiation.

She claims that Protestants only believe in symbolism, by which she apparently means "memorialist". We gather only to remember the Last Supper because Jesus told us to do so. Except some of us do so much more, like liturgy, and epiclesis and offering a sacrificial offering of praise and thanksgiving, and believe as J.C. said that we take his Body and Blood, thereby receiving the great graces of that sacrament. How he is present we leave to mystery or consubstantiation depending upon denomination. Scripture does not say which grain was used at that supper. It simply says bread, and if you are obsessed with historical fidelity, why the bleached tiny wafer?