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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
John Chrysostom
"If I by grace partake, why am I evil spoken of for that for which I give thanks?" "Of what dost thou 'by grace partake?' tell me." Of the gifts of God. For His grace is so great, as to render my soul unstained and above all pollution. For as the sun sending down his beams upon many spots of pollution, withdraws them again pure; so likewise and much more, we, living in the midst of the world remain pure, if we will, by how much the power we have is even greater than his. "Why then abstain?" say you. …
Theophylact of Ohrid
I, he says, for my part freely make use of God's creatures, by the grace of God, which has so established and strengthened me that I observe nothing. But the pagan will speak evil of me, as though I avoid idols out of hypocrisy, yet eat what is offered to them in sacrifice out of gluttony. The words "for which I give thanks" mean: I for my part thank God that He has placed me so high, even above Jewish humility, that I find harm in nothing; but, as I said, the pagan is offended and speaks evil.
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