And non-Eastern Orthodox.
Hell, I was only an altar boy because we had access to the wine (plus it was something to do during those long liturgies.)
Yup. I remember when I found out Catholics got little crackers I thought it was weird, but then my Catholic friends always look ill when I describe how it’s done in the Orthodox Church. The priest has to pour some hot water into the wine too, so it’s warm, like actual “blood of Christ.”