ST Suppl., q. 65

Of Plurality of Wives

Supplement — compiled posthumously from Aquinas's early Sentences commentary

We must now consider the plurality of wives. Under this head there are five points of inquiry:

(1) Whether it is against the natural law to have several wives?

(2) Whether this was ever lawful?

(3) Whether it is against the natural law to have a concubine?

(4) Whether it is a mortal sin to have intercourse with a concubine?

(5) Whether it was ever lawful to have a concubine?

Articles

  1. a. 1Whether it is against the natural law to have several wives?
  2. a. 2Whether it was ever lawful to have several wives?
  3. a. 3Whether it is against the natural law to have a concubine?
  4. a. 4Whether it is a mortal sin to have intercourse with a concubine?
  5. a. 5Whether it was ever lawful to have a concubine?

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