That is one in your favor, but is a ordained priest required for the conducting of it?
What we believe is that in communion Christ comes to us in a physical way. He created the physical world and understands we are physical beings.
The way the Christ of Scripture comes to us in a physical way is in the incarnation, with His manifestly physical body. Which Scripture empathizes in contrast to a body whose appearance does not correspond to what he materially is, akin to an old heresy, which John combats by invoking the manifest physicality of the true Christ, which by all tests of physicality would be just that.
"That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life," (1 John 1:1) "This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth." (1 John 5:6) "Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world." (1 John 4:2-3)
Thus to take the words "take, eat, this is My body which is broken for you" literally would mean consuming the same literal bloody body that was (metaphorically) broken/ literally crucified for us.
Since Catholic priests cannot effect this (apart from claimed Eucharistic miracles) then she had to come up with her metaphysical contrivances . Now i understand that you d
o not subscribe to Catholic transubstantiation, yet the only physical way the body of the Lord is present with us after His ascension is that of His church, we being "one bread,"
"For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones." (Ephesians 5:30)
Which body of Christ contextually was what certain Corinthians believers were effectually not recognizing in eating independently and ignoring others in need, shaming them that have not. Thus the hammer of judgment fell on them.
And "where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them." (Matthew 18:20)
Again do not paint us with the Roman brush. There are huge differences that if you really wish to debate we can, but please dont ascribe Roman teaching to us
No, but again such is a case of arrested Reformation which must continue.
there is a lot here I do not have time to delve into this am. We do not have priests we have pastors. While we leave the consecration of communion to ordained clergy as a matter of good order, there is nothing that prevents any believer from acting in this fashion. We believe in the priesthood of all believers and being ordained clergy does not infer any special magical powers.
as to the rest of your post I will answer as I have time but this is not a salvific issue. I wish you a blessed day.