ST Suppl., q. 42

Of Matrimony as a Sacrament

Supplement — compiled posthumously from Aquinas's early Sentences commentary

We must next consider matrimony as a sacrament. Under this head there are four points of inquiry:

(1) Whether matrimony is a sacrament?

(2) Whether it ought to have been instituted before sin was committed?

(3) Whether it confers grace?

(4) Whether carnal intercourse belongs to the integrity of matrimony?

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  1. a. 1Whether matrimony is a sacrament?
  2. a. 2Whether this sacrament ought to have been instituted before sin was committed?
  3. a. 3Whether matrimony confers grace?
  4. a. 4Whether carnal intercourse is an integral part of this sacrament?

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