ST Suppl., q. 60

Of Wife-murder

Supplementcompiled posthumously from Aquinas's early Sentences commentary

We must now consider wife-murder, under which head there are two points of inquiry:

(1) Whether in a certain case it is lawful to kill one's wife?

(2) Whether wife-murder is an impediment to marriage?

Articles

  1. a. 1Whether it is lawful for a man to kill his wife if she be discovered in the act of adultery?
  2. a. 2Whether wife-murder is an impediment to marriage?

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ST Suppl., q. 60 — Of Wife-murder - Thomas AI-quinas