- Whether a character is imprinted by each sacrament of the New Law?
Whether a character is imprinted by each sacrament of the New Law?
Objections
❌ Objection 1 : It seems that a character is imprinted by all the sacraments of the New Law: because each sacrament of the New Law makes man a participator in Christ's Priesthood. But the sacramental character is nothing but a participation in Christ's Priesthood, as already stated (Articles [3],5). Therefore it seems that a character is imprinted by each sacrament of the New Law.
❌ Objection 2 : Further, a character may be compared to the soul in which it is, as a consecration to that which is consecrated. But by each sacrament of the New Law man becomes the recipient of sanctifying grace, as stated above (Question [62], Article [1]). Therefore it seems that a character is imprinted by each sacrament of the New Law.
❌ Objection 3 : Further, a character is both a reality and a sacrament. But in each sacrament of the New Law, there is something which is only a reality, and something which is only a sacrament, and something which is both reality and sacrament. Therefore a character is imprinted by each sacrament of the New Law.