text: Development of doctrine, Assumption, is very much alive and well, and continues as always. You question, therefore, is very cogent. 
  
  First, yes of course, Jesus is present in the Eucharist, and Jesus is God, and therefore the Eucharist is adorable.
  
  Second, development of doctrine does not mean that every development is to be evaluated by the future as positive. As well as the Spirit guiding, the human element in development is very strong. Indeed the Evil One is very keen to get in on the act of development to lead us astray.
  
  Given both of these, I would suggest that the Eucharist is preeminently sacred food as evidenced by the the manner in which it was introduced by Jesus. There are two reasons, IMHO, for today downplaying the Eucharist as an object of adoration: (1) it was introduced and served for a long time to displace frequent reception, and (2) emphatic adoration outside of mass is a uniquely Catholic practice. Eccumenism is a solid reason for down playing this practice.