(B)
Can the angels take to themselves a body like ours?
No, the angels cannot take to themselves a body like ours; if at any time they reveal themselves to men in a bodily form, this form has only the external appearance of a body (LI. 1,2,3).
(C)
Do the angels exist somewhere?
Yes (LII. 1).
Ordinarily speaking, where are the angels?
Their ordinary place is in heaven (LXI. 4.)
Can angels pass from one place to another?
Yes (LIII. 1).
Is time necessary for their passing from one place to another?
In an instant the angels can pass from one place to another no matter the distance (LIII. 2).
Are they also able to leave one place gradually and to be present gradually in another place according to will?
Yes, they can do this, for their movement is nought else but a successive application of their power or their activity upon different things or on different parts of the same thing (LIII. 3).
(Next - VIII. THE INNER LIFE OF THE ANGELS)
Pegues OP, R P Thomas. Catechism of the "Summa Theologica" of Saint Thomas Aquinas for the Use of the Faithful (pp. 48-50). Veritatis Splendor Publications. Kindle Edition. )
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