SCRIPTURA

Thomas Aquinas · Summa Theologica, First Half · 1184 of 1210

II–II · Question 108: Of Vengeance (four Articles)

Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province

OF VENGEANCE (FOUR ARTICLES)

We must now consider vengeance, under which head there are four points of inquiry:

(1) Whether vengeance is lawful?

(2) Whether it is a special virtue?

(3) Of the manner of taking vengeance;

(4) On whom should vengeance be taken?