ST Suppl., q. 39
Of the Impediments to This Sacrament
Supplement — compiled posthumously from Aquinas's early Sentences commentary
We must next consider the impediments to this sacrament. Under this head there are six points of inquiry:
(1) Whether the female sex is an impediment to receiving this sacrament?
(2) Whether lack of the use of reason is?
(3) Whether the state of slavery is?
(4) Whether homicide is?
(5) Whether illegitimate birth is?
(6) Whether lack of members is?
Articles
- a. 1Whether the female sex is an impediment to receiving Orders?
- a. 2Whether boys and those who lack the use of reason can receive Orders?
- a. 3Whether the state of slavery is an impediment to receiving Orders?
- a. 4Whether a man should be debarred from receiving Orders on account of homicide?
- a. 5Whether those of illegitimate birth should be debarred from receiving Orders?
- a. 6Whether lack of members should be an impediment?