There have been several surveys recently which suggest that the majority of Catholics do not believe in the Real Presence as the Church teaches.
Many mistaken notions exist concerning the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist.
Some believe that Christ is only symbolically present in the Eucharist. Others believe that Christ is present in His Word no differently than He is in the Eucharist. And there are those who believe that Christ is present along with the eucharistic bread and wine. None of these ideas are correct. Jesus comes to us as the victim who offered His life for our sins.