Greetings, Ex-Wretch. With God, ALL things are possible. Besides, if the Eucharist were just a symbol, no one would have to worry about receiving Him unworthily.
1 Cor 11:23-3023 For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread,
24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, "This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me."
25 In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me."
26 For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.
27 Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord.
28 A man ought to examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup.
29 For anyone who eats and drinks without recognizing the body of the Lord eats and drinks judgment on himself.
30 That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.
Jesus says, "This IS my body" not "This is a symbol of my body". Jesus always speaks clearly enough even for little ones to understand.
If the Eucharist is just symbolic, then there's nothing to be unworthy about and this contradicts the Scripture I cited above. I sincerely hope you will reflect on this.
If you would like to continue this conversation, please reply in private as we have already gotten off topic in this thread and have taken up too much bandwith.
God bless you. You will be in my prayers. :)