[OLD REGGIE]

It says *all* therefore Jesus, being with them, drank it as well

The blood was offered to the disciples. Jesus had no reason to drink his own blood, hello! he didn't have to do that in memory of him, LOL.

Just who does the Priest represent in the Eucharist?

Does the Priest drink the wine?

Would it proper for the Priest to drink the wine if the "Church" believed Jesus did not?

Just asking.

[kosta50]

Just who does the Priest represent in the Eucharist? Does the Priest drink the wine?

The priest is a human being who offers in place of Christ (the Orthodox say as an icon or image of Christ), but he also partakes, because he is no Christ and because he needs Christ just like the rest (and some would say even more than the rest!). Jesus did not need communion. The priest does.

[kosta50]

Does the Priest drink the wine?

Yes. And so do the faithful in Eastern Churches. Only the Latin Church offers its faithful the host but no chalice. Don't ask me why. As a Catholic.

Would it proper for the Priest to drink the wine if the "Church" believed Jesus did not?

Yes. The chalice was offered to the followers of Christ. The Church understand it to be a sacrament. As far as the Church is concerned, Christ is God. He doesn't need a sacrament. God lacks nothing and needs nothing. Humans do.