Question 82 — The Minister of This Sacrament

We now proceed to consider the minister of this sacrament: under which head there are ten points for our inquiry:

(1) Whether it belongs to a priest alone to consecrate this sacrament?

• (2) Whether several priests can at the same time consecrate the same host?
• (3) Whether it belongs to the priest alone to dispense this sacrament?
• (4) Whether it is lawful for the priest consecrating to refrain from communicating?
• (5) Whether a priest may lawfully refrain altogether from celebrating?
• (6) Whether the Mass of a wicked priest is of less value than that of a good one?
• (7) Whether those who are heretics, schismatics, or excommunicated, can perform this sacrament?
• (8) Whether degraded priests can do so?
• (9) Whether communicants receiving at their hands are guilty of sinning?
• (10) Whether a priest in sin can perform this sacrament?