Summa Theologiae by St Thomas Aquinas
XP: Treatise On Contrition
Q42 Of Matrimony As A Sacrament
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We must next consider matrimony as a sacrament. Under this head there are four points of inquiry:

A1 Whether matrimony is a sacrament?

A2 Whether it ought to have been instituted before sin was committed?

A3 Whether it confers grace?

A4 Whether carnal intercourse belongs to the integrity of matrimony?

 
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