Whether madness is an impediment to marriage?

❌ Objection 1 : It would seem that madness is not an impediment to marriage. For spiritual marriage which is contracted in Baptism is more excellent than carnal marriage. But mad persons can be baptized. Therefore they can also marry.

❌ Objection 2 : Further, frigidity is an impediment to marriage because it impedes carnal copulation, which is not impeded by madness. Therefore neither is marriage impeded thereby.

❌ Objection 3 : Further, marriage is not voided save by a perpetual impediment. But one cannot tell whether madness is a perpetual impediment. Therefore it does not void marriage.

❌ Objection 4 : Further, the impediments that hinder marriage are sufficiently contained in the verses given above (Question [50]). But they contain no mention of madness. Therefore, etc.