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The judgment of one’s state of grace obviously
belongs only to the person involved, since it is a question of examining one’s
conscience. However, in cases of outward
conduct which is seriously, clearly and steadfastly contrary to the moral norm,
the Church, in her pastoral concern for the good order of the community and out
of respect for the sacrament, cannot fail to feel directly involved. The Code of Canon Law refers to this
situation of a manifest lack of proper moral disposition when it states that
those who “obstinately persist in manifest grave sin are not to be admitted to
Eucharistic Communion".
Saint John
Paul II
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