Catholics who receive Communion on the tongue don't do so out of some false piety or holier-than-thou attitude. Receiving Christ on the tongue while kneeling reinforces reverence for Our Eucharistic Lord.
Schneider criticized bishops who 'not only did not care but directly prohibited their faithful access to the sacraments, especially to the sacrament of the Holy Eucharist and the sacrament of Penance'
As a number of dioceses around the world begin to implement bans on Communion on the tongue, several clergymen and one lay group counter that Communion in the hand is the less hygienic option.