But that’s not what the early followers of Christ believed. i.e “a sacred spiritual metaphor.” Nor is this supported by the text. Nor did those who after cross-checking the several hundreds of fragments of texts over 300 years in assembling the Books of the Bible thought so either. Nor did the early martyrs of the Church. Nor have the hundreds of converts from all parts of the world, from all religions, atheists included, and all walks of life from philosophers, and theologians and scientists to the Church think so either.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_converts_to_Catholicism
May GOD have mercy on your soul. You prefer your error over the Truth. You make God out to be double minded. God have mercy on you in your preferred ignorance.
Even BEFORE them 300 years?
They asked her, "Woman, why are you crying?" "They have taken my Lord away," she said, "and I don't know where they have put him."
I was wanting a bite of His flesh and a sip of the blood from His body. (Rome's insistence.)
Rome's Followers: "Oh NO!!!
Not the REAL stuff; but a bit of wafer and some wine!!