For anyone who is curious, this is how the desecration of the Eucharist by the professor at the University of Minnesota proceeded:
"However, inspired by an old woodcut of Jews stabbing the host, I thought of a simple, quick thing to do: I pierced it with a rusty nail (I hope Jesus's tetanus shots are up to date). And then I simply threw it in the trash, followed by the classic, decorative items of trash cans everywhere, old coffeegrounds and a banana peel. My apologies to those who hoped for more, but the worst I can do is show my unconcerned contempt.
"By the way, I didn't want to single out just the cracker, so I nailed it to a few ripped-out pages from the Qur'an and The God Delusion. They are just paper. Nothing must be held sacred. Question everything. God is not great, Jesus is not your lord, you are not disciples of any charismatic prophet."
He seemed in his screed to take much delight in calling the Eucharist a "cracker", and even took swipes at Mark Shea's comment on the issue. Unfortunately there seemed to be no lack of wackos who wrote to the professor who he was only too delighted to cite in support of his point. He expressed amazement that Jesus could actually be hurt by a "third-rate professor at a third-rate university", but of course, I agree with him: He cannot. Only the professor can be hurt.
