[NYer]

Does the Roman Catholic Church restrict the reception of wine as well as bread at the Eucharist? If so, what’s the reason?

The Latin Church used to restrict the reception of communion to the consecrated host. Following 2nd Vatican Council, they began administering communion under both species. In the Eastern Catholic Churches, the Eucharist has always been distributed under both species but by intinction and only by a validly ordained priest or deacon.

[RonF]

I’m just curious as to the rationale behind only offering the bread under normal circumstances.