- Whether sacrilege can be a species of lust?
Whether sacrilege can be a species of lust?
Objections
❌ Objection 1 : It would seem that sacrilege cannot be a species of lust. For the same species is not contained under different genera that are not subalternated to one another. Now sacrilege is a species of irreligion, as stated above (Question [99], Article [2]). Therefore sacrilege cannot be reckoned a species of lust.
❌ Objection 2 : Further, the Decretals (XXXVI, qu. 1 [*Append. Grat. ad can. Lex illa]), do not place sacrilege among other sins which are reckoned species of lust. Therefore it would seem not to be a species of lust.
❌ Objection 3 : Further, something derogatory to a sacred thing may be done by the other kinds of vice, as well as by lust. But sacrilege is not reckoned a species of gluttony, or of any other similar vice. Therefore neither should it be reckoned a species of lust.