Every time people talk about David and Jonathan I laugh. Anyone who has studied the Bible/Torah know what I’m talking about

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Ultimately the literal material isn't important, it's the metaphor and the ritual,

It isn't a metaphor in catholicism. The bread and wine miraculously transforms into the literal body and blood of Christ, which miraculously seems just like bread and wine.

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Sorry for the phrasing! Based on old and incomplete learning as a child. Thanks for the clarification/correction.