But it is lawful for a husband to demand the marriage debt from his wife, even if she is unwilling, because she owes it to him by virtue of the marriage contract.
— Thomas Aquinas Medieval

Catholic philosopher and theologian

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Summa Theologica, Supplement, Q. 64, Art. 8, Reply to Obj. 3

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c. 1265-1274

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Shocking

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https://www.newadvent.org/summa/5064.htm#article8

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