"Purity is not imposed upon us as though it were a kind of punishment, it is one of those mysterious but obvious conditions of that supernatural knowledge of ourselves in the Divine, which we speak of as faith. Impurity does not destroy this knowledge, it slays our need for it"

This quote by Georges Bernanos speaks with the idea that pureness is not something that is required upon us, however rather something that is a natural part of our faith. It is a condition of our knowledge of ourselves in the Divine, and it is something that we must strive for. Nevertheless, Bernanos also acknowledges that pollutant does not always ruin this understanding, however rather it can diminish our requirement for it. This recommends that although impurity can be a limitation to our spiritual growth, it does not always have to be a barrier to our faith. Ultimately, Bernanos is recommending that pureness is something that we ought to strive for, but that it is not something that is enforced upon us as a punishment.