(D)
Can man know the angels or pure spirits?
Yes, but he can know them only imperfectly.
Why can he know them only imperfectly?
It is because he cannot know them in themselves reason of their nature; for they do not belong to the category of things attainable by sense, which things a the proper object of man's reason (LXXXVIII. I, 2).
The Catechism of the Summa - XV. OF THE MIND AND ITS ACT OF UNDERSTANDING (E)
Pegues OP, R P Thomas. Catechism of the "Summa Theologica" of Saint Thomas Aquinas for the Use of the Faithful (pp. 71-72). Veritatis Splendor Publications. Kindle Edition.
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