The Summa Theologica by Thomas Aquinas Born in Italy, Thomas Aquinas was one of the most educated men of his time. Aquinas, whose family were noble, was educated as a monk and later continued his education at the University of Naples followed by the University of Paris where he studied the ancient Greek thought of Aristotle. Educated in both philosophy and theology,Aquinas is thought to be one of the most important philosophers of Catholicism. …showed first 75 words of 686 total…

…showed last 75 words of 686 total…referenced influences of the Catholic Church; however, I feel Aquinas contradicted himself in many ways. As I viewed this document I saw several instances where he posted a double sided view in his conclusion, mainly in the second question: Whether it is always sinful to wage war? He listed four objections in this question, but when he replied to each objection he molds his answer to best fit the standards of the church and himself.