Is Holy Communion a form of cannibalism?

[John_Newman]

Is Holy Communion a form of cannibalism? If not, why? Is human cannibalism intrinsically evil?

During the Last Supper, was Christ’s Flesh and Blood in the Eucharist that our Lord gave to the Apostles, passible or impassible?

 

[Devon_Caffran]

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