| ### QUESTION 72 ### OF THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION ###  |

| #### Prologue |

| #### #### We have now to consider the Sacrament of Confirmation. Concerning this there are twelve points of inquiry: #### (1) Whether Confirmation is a sacrament? #### (2) Its matter; #### (3) Whether it is essential to the sacrament that the chrism should have been previously consecrated by a bishop? #### (4) Its form; #### (5) Whether it imprints a character? #### (6) Whether the character of Confirmation presupposes the character of Baptism? #### (7) Whether it bestows grace? #### (8) Who is competent to receive this sacrament? #### (9) In what part of the body? #### (10) Whether someone is required to stand for the person to be confirmed? #### (11) Whether this sacrament is given by bishops only? #### (12) Of its rite. ####  |