“ Whether a Man Who Disbelieves One Article of Faith, Can Have Lifeless Faith in the Other Articles? ”
Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica (1274). copy citation
| Author | Thomas Aquinas |
|---|---|
| Source | Summa Theologica |
| Topic | |
| Date | 1274 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/18755/pg18755-images.html |
Context
“3: The very fact that the signs of faith are so evident, that the demons are compelled to believe, is displeasing to them, so that their malice is by no means diminished by their belief. _______________________
THIRD ARTICLE [II-II, Q. 5, Art. 3]
Whether a Man Who Disbelieves One Article of Faith, Can Have Lifeless Faith in the Other Articles? Objection 1: It would seem that a heretic who disbelieves one article of faith, can have lifeless faith in the other articles. For the natural intellect of a heretic is not more able than that of a catholic.” source
THIRD ARTICLE [II-II, Q. 5, Art. 3]
Whether a Man Who Disbelieves One Article of Faith, Can Have Lifeless Faith in the Other Articles? Objection 1: It would seem that a heretic who disbelieves one article of faith, can have lifeless faith in the other articles. For the natural intellect of a heretic is not more able than that of a catholic.” source
