No we don’t. Jesus refuted the “fleshly” presence.
John 6:63 63 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.
Matthew 15:17 Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught?
Surely you don’t actually physically “eat the scroll” or book do you?
Ezek 3:1 Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou findest; eat this scroll, and go speak unto the house of Israel. 2 So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that scroll. 3 And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat, and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.
Jer 15:16 Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.
Revelation 19:13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
John 6:35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.
1 Corinthians 10:3 And did all eat the same spiritual meat; 4 And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.
CynicalBear, you tell me first that all a man needs is to search the Scriptures with the Holy Spirit. Then when I say I’ve done so, and I happen to agree with the Church’s 1500 year old constant teaching on this, you pull the rug out from under me and tell me I can’t possibly be right.
Seems to me you want complete freedom to disagree with the Catholic Church while denying me my freedom to agree with it.
Unless you have an infallible Holy Ghost detector in your pocket CynicalBear there’s no way on earth you can tell me I’m wrong. I think Chesley has been much more fair on the issue...at least leaving the door open to the possibility.