Question 80 — The Use or Receiving of This Sacrament in General

We have now to consider the use or receiving of this sacrament, first of all in general; second, how Christ used this sacrament.

Under the first heading there are twelve points of inquiry:

(1) Whether there are two ways of eating this sacrament, namely, sacramentally and spiritually?

• (2) Whether it belongs to man alone to eat this sacrament spiritually?
• (3) Whether it belongs to the just man only to eat it sacramentally?
• (4) Whether the sinner sins in eating it sacramentally?
• (5) Of the degree of this sin;
• (6) Whether this sacrament should be refused to the sinner that approaches it?
• (7) Whether nocturnal pollution prevents man from receiving this sacrament?
• (8) Whether it is to be received only when one is fasting?
• (9) Whether it is to be given to them who lack the use of reason?
• (10) Whether it is to be received daily?
• (11) Whether it is lawful to refrain from it altogether?
• (12) Whether it is lawful to receive the body without the blood?