On the contrary...you have stumbled upon one of the key reasons why laymen should not be distributing the Eucharist, but you seem unwilling to acknowledge same.
It is, at minimum, imprudent to have persons distributing the Sacred Species who do not have the authority to refuse to distribute to a person in the exceptional circumstance when it would clearly be improper to do so.
Again, what about my example above? Should the EMHC just hand over the Eucharist for possible or probable profanation?
This is why the clergy, not the laity, should be distributing the Eucharist.
Ah, now you add "possible"?
If an EEM is certain that someone might profane the Eucharist, he should not give it. And "profanation" means taking the Eucharist out of the Church without consuming it, or if the EEM knows, for certain, that the recipient will profane it.
Of course, if the EEM knows this, he will have informed the pastor or celebrant before Mass that such a person is in the parish, and might present themselves.
Let the celebrant or pastor make the determination, not the EEM.
This is not the crisis you think it is, Knotts. We've covered all this in our EEM training, and most other parishes, if they're smart, have done so as well.
On the contrary...you have stumbled upon one of the key reasons why laymen should not be distributing the Eucharist, but you seem unwilling to acknowledge same.
It is, at minimum, imprudent to have persons distributing the Sacred Species who do not have the authority to refuse to distribute to a person in the exceptional circumstance when it would clearly be improper to do so.
Again, what about my example above? Should the EMHC just hand over the Eucharist for possible or probable profanation?
This is why the clergy, not the laity, should be distributing the Eucharist.
I apologize for the repeat ping, but this point simply cannot be overemphasized!!!