ST Suppl., q. 36
Of the Qualities Required of Those Who Receive This Sacrament
Supplement — compiled posthumously from Aquinas's early Sentences commentary
We must next consider the qualities required of those who receive the sacrament of Order. Under this head there are five points of inquiry:
(1) Whether goodness of life is required of those who receive this sacrament?
(2) Whether the knowledge of the whole of Sacred Writ is required?
(3) Whether the degree of Orders is obtained by mere merit of life?
(4) Whether he who raises the unworthy to Orders sins?
(5) Whether one who is in sin can without committing a sin exercise the Order he has received?
Articles
- a. 1Whether goodness of life is required of those who receive Orders?
- a. 2Whether knowledge of all Holy Writ is required?
- a. 3Whether a man obtains the degrees of Order by the merit of one's life?
- a. 4Whether he who raises the unworthy to Orders commits a sin?
- a. 5Whether a man who is in sin can without sin exercise the Order he has received? [*Cf. TP, Q[64], A[6]]