"The Canon is completely clear, it is not subject in my judgment to any other interpretations. When someone is publicly and obstinately in grave sin we may not administer Holy Communion to the person. And that, basically, for two reasons: number one, to prevent the person himself or herself from committing a sacrilege, and secondly, to protect the sanctity of the Holy Eucharist."
Saint Thomas Aquinas on man's twofold loss of dignity through sin
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“By sin, man loses a twofold dignity, one in respect of God, the other in
respect of the Church. In respect of God, he again loses a twofold dignity.
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