You are not the only one puzzling over “this is my body” scripture, you know.
Nor is it the only scripture that speaks of physical impossibilities. How about “Before Abraham was, I am”?
In the words of Archangel Gabriel, “with God, everything is possible”.
As BD quoted form one of +Paul's letters, Christ is in heavenly placeS, suggesting that He is (physically) in more than one place at the same time (ooooh!), but one could certainly say that Litrugy being "heaven on earth" could be one of those havenly placeS. Why not, if we can believe that Jonah lived in an acid-filled, orxygen deprived, curshing stomach of a fish for three days without ill effects, or that people were healed if only +Peter's shadow passed over them...we should be able to believe anything.
Actually, I am not struggling over this it is very straight forward if your reading without someone else's lens. I don't doubt your sincerity, or that of your fellow RC apologists. I believe a straight forward reading of Scripture shows the bread and wine to be SYMBOLIC, just as the passover celebration is a SYMBOLIC reminder of GOD'S protection of his chosen people.
Nor is it the only scripture that speaks of physical impossibilities. How about “Before Abraham was, I am”?
Are you saying that the preincarnate Jesus was already in human form?