Manual — Arthur Vermeersch, S.J.
Theologia Moralis: Principles — Responses — Counsels
First published 1922. Vermeersch's Theologia Moralis: Principia — Responsa — Consilia (Museum Lessianum; Beyaert, Bruges, and the Gregorian University, Rome; three volumes, 1922–1924), in our own literal English translation from the Latin, made page by page with every word preserved: his own paragraph numbers are the anchors of citation, his Analytical Index stands at each volume's front with every line a link, and his Alphabetical Index of Matters is restored with every marginal-number reference a link. Download: PDF — Volume I · PDF — Volume II · PDF — Volume III · EPUB The original this transcription was made from: Internet Archive — Volume I, the 1922 Latin.
The Gregorian's professor of moral theology, and the principal drafter of the 1917 Code's moral provisions, in his own complete course: fundamental moral theology, the virtues at work, persons, the sacraments, and the Church's precepts and censures — principles first, then the responses and counsels of a master casuist.
The book’s own contents, as printed: Analytical Index (as printed) (Volume I) · Analytical Index (as printed) (Volume II) · Analytical Index (as printed) (Volume III) · Analytical Index (as printed) (Tomus IV)
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Volume I: Fundamental Theology (1922)nn. 1–500
- Title Pages (Volume I)
- Preface
- Analytical Index (as printed) (Volume I)
Prooemiumnn. 1–26
- Article I: Definition of Moral Theologyn. 1
- Article II: Moral Theology and the Related Sciencesnn. 2–3
- Parergon: On the Relation of Juridical Discipline to Moral Disciplinen. 4
- Article III: Sources of Moral Theologyn. 5
- Article IV: Method of Moral Theologynn. 6–9
- Article V: Historical Notes on Moral Theologynn. 10–24
- Article VI: Order of Treatmentnn. 25–26
- Treatise I: On the Subject for Whom Moral Theology Is Writtennn. 27–30
Treatise II: On Human Actsnn. 31–154
- Title I: Notions and Divisionsnn. 31–39
- Title III: Impediments and Limits of Free Choicen. 51
Chapter I: Limits of Free Choice and Impediments in a Healthy Mannn. 52–93
- Article I: Limits and Impediments Common to Allnn. 52–53
Article II: Accidental Limits and Impedimentsnn. 54–93
- § 1. On Ignorancenn. 54–65
- § 2. On Concupiscence and Added Habitnn. 66–74
- § 3. On Force or Violencenn. 75–77
- § 4. On Fearnn. 78–85
- § 5. On Deceitnn. 86–93
- Title IV: On the Human Act as Moral
- Chapter I: What Morality Is and of How Many Kindsnn. 108–109
- Chapter II: How Widely Morality Extendsnn. 110–112
Chapter III: Whence Morality Is Estimated, or On the Sources of Moralitynn. 113–121
- § 1. On the Object Taken More Strictlynn. 114–115
- § 2. On the Endnn. 116–119
- § 3. On Circumstancesnn. 120–121
- § 4. Supplements on the Maxim
- Title IV: Good from an Integral Cause, Evil from Any Defectnn. 122–126
Treatise III: On Lawsnn. 155–337
- Title I: On Laws in Common
- Chapter I: The Notion of Lawnn. 160–166
- Chapter II: The Properties of Lawnn. 167–174
- Chapter III: On the Sanction of Lawnn. 175–176
- Chapter IV: The Divisions of Lawsnn. 177–181
- Chapter V: The Interpretation of Lawnn. 182–185
- Chapter VI: The Author of Lawnn. 186–190
- Chapter VII: The Subject of Lawnn. 191–193
- Chapter VIII: The Observance of Lawnn. 194–204
Chapter IX: Cessation of Law or of Obligationnn. 205–229
- § 1. On The Direct Cessation Of Lawnn. 205–206
- § 2. On The Dissolution Of The Bond Of Lawnn. 207–215
- § 3. On An Impediment That Has Arisennn. 216–221
- § 4. On Granted Dispensationnn. 222–229
- Chapter X: The Diminished Character of Lawnn. 230–234
- Title II: On Diverse Laws
Chapter I: On Divine Lawnn. 235–249
- Article I: On Eternal Lawnn. 235–236
- Article II: On Natural Lawnn. 237–243
- Article III: On Positive Divine Lawnn. 244–245
- Appendix: On the *Ius Gentium*nn. 246–249
Chapter II: On Human Lawnn. 250–337
Article II: On Ecclesiastical Lawnn. 265–305
- Appendix I: On Rescriptsnn. 306–314
- Appendix II: On the Roman Curiann. 315–334
- Article III: On Civil Lawnn. 335–337
Treatise IV: On Consciencenn. 338–390
- Title I: On Actual Conscience
- Chapter I: On the Force of Certain Consciencenn. 343–345
- Chapter II: On the Force of Practically Doubtful Consciencenn. 346–350
Chapter III: On Speculatively Doubtful Consciencenn. 351–375
Article I: On Positively Doubtful Conscience, or Conscience Judging Probablynn. 351–355
- § 1. Notionsnn. 351–355
Article II: Various Opinions or Moral Systemsnn. 356–371
- § 3. The True Moral System Is Establishednn. 358–364
- § 4. On the Use of Probabilismnn. 365–367
- § 5. On the Probability of Factnn. 368–371
- Article II: On Negatively Doubtful Consciencenn. 372–375
Title II: On Habitual Consciencenn. 376–390
- Article I: On Right and Tender Consciencenn. 376–379
- Article II: On Scrupulous Consciencenn. 380–386
- Article III: On Lax Consciencenn. 387–390
Treatise V: On Sinsnn. 391–491
- Title I: The Notion and Division of Sin. - Mortal Sin, Venial Sin, Imperfection
- Chapter I: On Sin in the Confused Sensenn. 391–399
- Chapter II: On Mortal Sin, or on Sin Properly So Callednn. 400–411
- Chapter III: On Venial Sinnn. 412–421
- Chapter IV: On Moral Imperfectionnn. 422–425
- Title II: The Moral Specification of Sinsnn. 426–431
- Title III: The Numerical Distinction of Sinsnn. 432–441
- Title IV: The Punishments and Extinction of Sin
- Chapter I: The Punishments of Sinnn. 442–446
- Chapter II: The Extinction of Sinnn. 447–450
- Title V: The Flight from Sinnn. 451–457
- Title VI: Concerning Certain Kinds of Sins
Chapter I: Concerning Internal Sinsnn. 458–465
- Article I: Concerning Morose Delightnn. 459–460
- Article II: Concerning Desiresn. 461
- Article III: Concerning Joysnn. 462–465
Chapter II: Concerning Certain Objective Notions of Sinsnn. 466–491
Article I: Concerning Capital Sinsnn. 466–488
- § 1. General Notionsnn. 466–468
- § 2. Concerning Pride or Vainglorynn. 469–470
- § 3. Concerning Avaricenn. 471–472
- § 4. Concerning Luxuryn. 473
- § 5. Concerning Envyn. 474
- § 6. Concerning Gluttonynn. 475–484
- § 7. Concerning Angernn. 485–486
- § 8. Concerning Slothnn. 487–488
- Article II: Concerning Sins against the Holy Spiritn. 489
- Article III: Concerning Sins Which Call for Heavenly Vengeancenn. 490–491
- Treatise VI: Aids of Human Libertynn. 492–500
- Alphabetical Index of Matters (Volume I)
Volume II: On the Exercise of the Virtues (1924)nn. 1–738
- Title Pages (Volume II)
- Preface
- Analytical Index (as printed) (Volume II)
- Introduction
First Book: On the Theological Virtuesnn. 1–154
Treatise I: On the Virtue of Faithnn. 1–56
- Title I: Notion of Faith and Act of Faith. Merit of Its Obediencenn. 2–6
- Title II: On the Duty of Believing
- Chapter I: What Things Are to Be Believednn. 7–15
- Chapter II: When They Are to Be Believednn. 16–19
- Title III: On the Duty of Professing the Faithnn. 20–27
- Title IV: On Infidelity and Sins Against Faith
- Chapter I: On Infidelitynn. 28–41
- Chapter II: On Other Sins Against Faithnn. 42–46
Treatise II: On Hopenn. 57–68
Treatise III: On Charitynn. 69–154
- Title I: The Notion, Sublimity, Scope, and Easy Exercise of Charitynn. 69–72
- Title II: On Charity as It Is Love of Godnn. 73–78
- Title III: On Charity as It Is Love of Ourselves and of Neighbor
- Chapter I: The Varied Character, Universality, and Order of Love or Friendshipnn. 79–86
- Chapter II: Corollaries on the Love of Enemiesnn. 87–95
Book II: On the Moral Virtuesnn. 155–738
Treatise I: On Prudencenn. 155–162
- Article I: Notionsnn. 155–162
Treatise II: On Religionnn. 163–285
- Title I: The Notion of the Virtue and Its Elicited Actsnn. 163–164
- Title II: The Positive Offices of Religion
Chapter I: On the Essential Office of Worshipnn. 165–189
Article I: On the Varied Manner and Termination of Worshipnn. 165–175
- § 1. On Worship in Generalnn. 165–170
- § 2. Liturgical Worshipnn. 171–175
Article II: On Special Acts of Worshipnn. 176–189
- § 1. On the First Three Actsnn. 176–178
- § 2. On Prayernn. 179–189
Chapter II: On the Offices Which Are Connected with an Oathnn. 190–208
- Article I: The Notion, Division, and Morality of an Oathnn. 190–193
- Article II: On a Promissory Oathnn. 194–205
- Appendix: On Adjurationnn. 206–208
- Title III: On the Vices Opposed to the Virtue of Religion
Chapter I: On Superstition and Its Various Speciesnn. 230–251
- Article I: On Vicious Worship of the True Godnn. 231–234
Article II: On Superstitious Worship of a Creaturenn. 235–251
- § 1. On Idolatrynn. 236–240
- § 2. On Magicn. 241
- § 3. On Vain Observancesnn. 242–246
- § 4. On Modern Spiritismnn. 247–251
Chapter II: On Irreligiosity and Its Generann. 252–285
- Article I: On Tempting Godnn. 252–255
- Article II: On Blasphemynn. 256–263
- Article III: On Sacrilegenn. 264–274
Article IV: On Simonynn. 275–285
Treatise III: On Pietynn. 286–589
Chapter I: General Notionsnn. 286–589
- Chapter II: On Piety Toward Parentsnn. 288–293
- Chapter III: On Piety Toward Childrennn. 294–304
- Chapter IV: On Piety Between Spousesnn. 305–307
- Chapter V: On Piety Toward the Remaining Blood-Relativesnn. 308–309
- Chapter VI: On Quasi-Piety Between Tutors and Wardsnn. 310–314
- Chapter VII: On Piety Toward the Fatherlandnn. 315–319
- Chapter VIII: On Piety Toward Oneself and Suicidenn. 320–327
Tractate V: On Justicenn. 339–690
- Section I: General Notions Concerning the Virtue of Justicenn. 340–346
- Section II: Offices of the Threefold Virtue of Justice
- Title I: Offices of Legal and Distributive Justice
- Chapter I: Offices of Legal Justicenn. 347–349
- Chapter II: Offices of Distributive Justicenn. 350–351
- Title II: Offices of Commutative Justice
Chapter I: On the Various Dominion and Possession of Rightnn. 352–371
- Article I: On Various Dominionnn. 352–367
- Article II: On Possessionnn. 368–371
Chapter II: On the Subject of Rightnn. 372–382
- Article I: General Mattersn. 372
Article II: On the Various Persons in Particularnn. 373–378
- § 1. On Children Under Family Powernn. 373–375
- § 2. On Wivesnn. 376–378
- Article III: On Clericsnn. 379–380
- Article IV: On Religiousnn. 381–382
- Chapter III: On the Object of Rightnn. 383–385
- Chapter IV: On the Modes of Acquiring Rights in Generalnn. 386–387
Chapter V: On the Original Modes of Acquiring Rightsnn. 388–407
Article I: On Occupation and Treasurenn. 388–397
- § 1. On Occupationnn. 388–394
- § 2. On Treasurenn. 395–397
- Article III: On Accessionnn. 398–399
- Chapter VII: On Officesnn. 506–533
- Chapter VIII: On Delict, Quasi-Delict, and Fault to Be Furnishednn. 534–537
Chapter IX: On Inheritancenn. 538–565
Article II: On Inheritance from Intestacynn. 543–549
- § 1. Juridical Expositionnn. 543–548
- § 2. Moral Expositionn. 549
Article III: On Testaments and Last Willsnn. 550–565
- § 2. Canonical and Moral Expositionnn. 558–565
- Section III: On Injustice and the Connected Obligation of Restitution
- Title I: On Injustice Opposed to Legal Justicenn. 566–570
- Title II: On Injustice Opposed to Distributive Justicenn. 571–573
- Title III: On Injustice Opposed to Commutative Justice
Chapter III: On Unjust Cooperationnn. 661–675
- § 1. Various Unjust Cooperationsnn. 661–669
- § 2. On the Restitution of Cooperatorsnn. 670–675
Tract VI: On the Virtue of Truthnn. 691–706
- Chapter II: On Secrecynn. 697–702
- Chapter III: On Lyingnn. 703–706
- Tract VII: On the Virtue of Fortitudenn. 707–717
Tract VIII: On Temperance and Annexed Virtues, Especially Humilitynn. 718–738
- Chapter I: On Temperancenn. 718–723
- Chapter II: On Humilitynn. 724–729
- Chapter III: On Mansuetude and Clemencynn. 730–732
- Chapter IV: On Exterior Modesty, Affability, and Eutrapeliann. 733–738
- Alphabetical Index of Matters (Volume II)
Volume III: On Persons, the Sacraments, and the Precepts and Censures of the Church (1922-23)nn. 1–926
- Title Pages (Volume III)
- Analytical Index (as printed) (Volume III)
- Things To Be Observed
- Plan and Division of the Volume
First Book: On Persons in the Churchnn. 1–171
- Introductionnn. 1–2
Treatise I: On Clericsnn. 3–97
Treatise II: On Religiousnn. 98–168
- Title I: On the Religious Statenn. 98–101
- Title II: On Religious Institutes and Housesnn. 102–108
- Title III: On the Governance of Religionsnn. 109–111
- Title IV: On Individual Religious Persons
- Chapter I: On the Variety and Condition of Personsnn. 112–122
Chapter II: On the Obligations of Religiousnn. 123–148
- § 1. Obligation of Pursuing Perfectionn. 123
- § 2. Obligations of Clericsn. 124
- § 3. Obligations of Vowsnn. 125–140
- § 4. Obligation of the Rule or Constitutionsnn. 141–143
- § 5. Obligation of Cloisternn. 144–146
- § 6. Obligation of Choirnn. 147–148
- Chapter III: On a Religious Promoted or a Pastornn. 149–151
- Chapter IV: On Those Passing to Another Religionnn. 152–153
- Chapter V: On Departure from Religionnn. 154–158
- Treatise III: On Laypersonsnn. 169–171
Book II: On the Sacramentsnn. 172–851
Treatise II: On Baptismnn. 214–260
- Chapter I: On the Nature and Necessity of Baptismnn. 215–229
- Chapter II: On the Minister of Baptismnn. 230–236
- Chapter III: On the Subject of Baptismnn. 237–247
Treatise IV: On the Most Holy Eucharistnn. 278–438
- Title I: On the Sacrosanct Sacrifice of the Massnn. 278–279
- Chapter I: Various Notions concerning Massnn. 280–288
Chapter II: On the Obligation of Celebratingnn. 289–305
- Article I: Various Sources of Obligationnn. 289–293
- Article II: On Founded Massesnn. 294–296
- Article III: On Masses Owed for a Stipendnn. 297–305
Chapter III: Circumstances of Celebrationnn. 306–347
- Article I: On the Valid and Licit Application of Massnn. 306–315
Article II: On the Manner, Time, and Place of Celebrationnn. 316–347
- § 1. On the Manner of Celebrationnn. 316–335
- § 2. On a Suitable Time of Celebrationnn. 336–340
- § 3. On a Suitable Place of Celebrationnn. 341–347
Chapter IV: On Sacred Furnishingsnn. 348–364
- § 1. General Notionsnn. 348–351
- § 2. What Things Are Required for the Sacrifice of Massnn. 352–364
- Title II: On the Most Holy Sacrament of the Eucharistnn. 365–366
- Chapter I: On the Essence of the Most Holy Eucharistnn. 367–384
- Chapter II: On the Minister of Holy Communionnn. 385–388
- Chapter III: On the Subject of Holy Communionnn. 389–419
- Chapter IV: Circumstances of Holy Communionnn. 420–425
- Chapter V: On the Custody and Cult of the Most Holy Eucharistnn. 426–438
Treatise V: On Penancenn. 439–648
- Title I: On the Essence and Necessity of the Sacrament of Penancenn. 440–446
- Title II: On the Minister of the Sacrament of Penance
- Section I: Canonical Norms
- Chapter I: The Power Required and Sufficientnn. 447–454
- Chapter II: Who Have Ordinary Sacramental Jurisdiction or Can Delegate Itnn. 455–462
- Chapter III: On Reservation of Casesnn. 463–477
- Chapter V: The Right Use of Powernn. 490–498
- Chapter VI: On Absolution of an Accomplicenn. 499–503
- Chapter VII: On the Sacramental Sealnn. 504–527
- Section II: Moral Norms
- Chapter I: The Persons and Qualities of the Confessornn. 528–537
Chapter II: The Action of the Confessornn. 538–557
- Chapter III: On the Extrinsic Adjuncts of Hearing Confessionnn. 558–561
- Title III: On the Subject of the Sacrament of Penance
- Chapter I: On the Licit and Necessary Use of the Sacramentnn. 562–566
Chapter II: On the Acts of the Penitentnn. 567–615
- § 1. On the Required Contritionnn. 567–577
- § 2. On Purpose and the Occasion of Sin to Be Flednn. 578–582
- § 3. On Confessionnn. 583–599
- § 4. On Satisfaction, or Sacramental Penancenn. 600–602
- § 5. On the Accidental Obligation of Denouncingnn. 603–615
- Title IV: On Indulgencesn. 616
- Chapter I: On the Granting of Indulgencesnn. 617–625
- Chapter II: On Acquiring Indulgencesnn. 626–634
- Chapter III: On Certain Indulgences in Particularnn. 635–648
Treatise VII: On Ordernn. 668–738
- Chapter I: General Notionsnn. 668–682
- Chapter II: On the Minister of Sacred Ordinationnn. 683–687
Chapter III: On the Subject of Sacred Ordinationnn. 688–722
- § 1. On the Required Vocationn. 688
- § 2. Who Are Validly Ordainednn. 689–690
- § 3. Who Are Licitly Ordainednn. 691–697
- § 4. On Irregularities and Other Impedimentsnn. 698–722
Chapter VI: Doubtful, Impugned Ordinationnn. 735–738
- § 1. On Doubtful Ordinationn. 735
- § 2. On Causes Against Sacred Ordinationn. 736
- § 3. Penal Sanctionsnn. 737–738
Treatise VIII: On Matrimonynn. 739–842
- Title II: On the Impediments of Matrimony
- Chapter I: General Matters on Impediments and Dispensationsnn. 750–764
Chapter IInn. 765–785
- Article I: On Impedient Impedimentsnn. 765–770
- Article II: On Diriment Impedimentsnn. 771–785
- Title III: On Matrimonial Consent and Its Form
- Chapter I: On Matrimonial Consentnn. 786–793
- Chapter II: On the Form of Celebration of Matrimonynn. 794–802
- Title IV: On Marriage of Consciencenn. 803–804
- Title V: The Time and Place of Marriagenn. 805–807
- Title VI: On the Effects of Marriagenn. 808–811
Title VIII: The Convalidation of Matrimonynn. 823–829
- Article I: On Simple Convalidationnn. 824–825
- Article II: On Sanation in the Rootnn. 826–829
- Title IX: On Second Nuptialsnn. 830–834
- Treatise IX: On Sacramentalsnn. 843–851
Book III: On the Precepts of the Church and Censuresnn. 852–926
Treatise I: On the Precepts of the Churchnn. 852–906
Title II: On Fasting and Abstinencenn. 872–888
- Title III: On the Censorship and Prohibition of Booksnn. 889–890
- Chapter I: On the Prior Censorship of Booksnn. 891–897
- Chapter II: On the Prohibition of Booksnn. 898–906
Treatise II: On Censuresnn. 907–926
- Article I: General Things Concerning Penalties and Censuresnn. 907–914
- Article II: The Censures *Latae Sententiae* in Force by Common Lawnn. 915–926
Appendices
- To n. 33. - Appendix I. Historical-Liturgical Appendix on the Canonical Hours
- To n. 214. - Appendix II. Historical-Liturgical Appendix on Baptism
- To n. 261. - Appendix III. Historical-Liturgical Appendix on Confirmation
- To n. 279. - Appendix IV. Historical-Liturgical Appendix on the Sacrifice of the Mass
- To n. 316. - Appendix V. Historical Appendix on Fasting Before Mass
- To n. 324. - Appendix VI. On the Origin of Sacred Vestments
- To n. 341. - Appendix VII. Historical Matters Concerning Churches and Oratories
- To n. 344. - Appendix VIII. Historical Matters Concerning Altars
- To n. 366. - Appendix IX. Historical-Liturgical Matters Concerning Holy Communion
- To n. 393. - Appendix X. Historical Matters Concerning Fasting Before Holy Communion
- To n. 439. - Appendix XI. Historical-Liturgical Matters Concerning the Sacrament of Penance
- To n. 504. - Appendix XII. Historical Matters Concerning the Sacramental Seal
- To n. 616. - Appendix XIII. Historical Matters Concerning Indulgences
- To n. 649. - Appendix XIV. Historical-Liturgical Matters Concerning Extreme Unction
- To n. 668. - Appendix XV. Historical-Liturgical Matters Concerning the Sacrament of Order
- To n. 739. - Appendix XVI. Historical-Liturgical Matters Concerning the Sacrament of Matrimony
- To n. 852. - Appendix XVII. Historical Matters Concerning the Sanctification of Feasts
- To n. 872. - Appendix XVIII. Historical Matters Concerning Fasting and Abstinence
- To n. 889. - Appendix XIX. Historical Matters Concerning the Censorship and Prohibition of Books
- Alphabetical Index of Matters (Volume III)
Tomus IV: On Chastity and the Opposed Vices, with the Moral Part on Sponsals and Matrimonynn. 1–136