(Catholic perspective) Why was the Jesus body consumed at the Last Supper due to transsubstantiation was not mentioned to Thomas?
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My question is inspired by the top answer to this question , according to which transubstantiation (that the bread and the wine literally became the flesh and blood of Jesus) also occurred on the last supper.
I take this means that they ate of Jesus body before his crucifixion(?)
Later, after this death, he appeared to the disciples while Thomas was present, as explained in John 20:24-27 :
> 24 Now Thomas (also known as Didymus[a]), one of the Twelve, was not
> with the disciples when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples told
> him, “We have seen the Lord!” But he said to them, “Unless I see the
> nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and
> put my hand into his side, I will not believe.” 26 A week later his
> disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though
> the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said,
> “Peace be with you!” 27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here;
> see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop
> doubting and believe.”
This passage only mentions the marks from the nails and the spear wound on his side.
**Question:**
Would the consuming of his flesh not have left some kind of marks that he could then have been identified on?
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