| ### QUESTION 82 ### OF THE MINISTER OF THIS SACRAMENT ###  |

| #### Prologue |

| #### #### 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 in sin can perform this sacrament? #### (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 may lawfully refrain altogether from celebrating? ####  |