Moral Theology: Its Method and Masters
Louis Bancel
Drawn from the authors' own words; every quotation links to its place.
Dominican · 1628–1685
Dates differ: Prümmer 1628–1685; Haringer ?–1685.
In Prümmer's Catalogue and Haringer's Index
- “Bancel, Ludov., O.P., French (1628-1685), endowed with great learning, wrote a work entitled Theologia moralis D. Thomae ex omnibus ipsius operibus exacte deprompta, 2 volumes in 4to, Avignon 1677. He proceeds alphabetically, as the ancient Summists did. He also wrote Cursus universae theologiae scholasticae, divided into 7 volumes in 12mo, Avignon 1682 to 1692. Bancel favors Probabilism.” — Prümmer, Catalogue of authors
- [**: weighty, probabilist] “Bancelius Ludovicus, Dominican and dean of the faculty of Avignon, died 1685.” — Haringer's index of writers (Gury-Ballerini) (p. XIII, sign read on the page)
His Moral System, as Our Authors Report It
Every report quoted in the author's own words and linked to its place; point at a name to see his words. Haringer's signs give St. Alphonsus's judgment as Haringer found it in St. Alphonsus's works (his notice, Gury-Ballerini, 1884, p. XI); a sign on a writer the 1884 editor added to the list is the editor's own, and is said to be his.
Our authors disagree. Probabilist: Merkelbach, Haringer's index. Against probabilism: Concina.
| Probabilist | |
|---|---|
| “yet not all: thus Bancel, Ferre, and Larraga are probabilists”Merkelbach: though a Friar Preacher of that time, he was a probabilist | Merkelbach, Summa II, excursus on the moral systems |
| “Bancelius Ludovicus, Dominican and dean of the faculty of Avignon, died 1685.”Haringer marks him **, giving St. Alphonsus's judgment of him (weighty and probabilist) | Haringer's index, Index of writers, p. XIII |
| Against probabilism | |
| Counted among them by one of our authors | Concina, Compendium II, diss. II, ch. IX, n. III |
Where Our Authors Discuss Him
Each read in its full passage; the words quoted are the author's own. Where several authors say the same thing, one is quoted and the others follow “in nearly the same words”; point at a name to see his words.
| “Let St. Alphonsus be heard, following and reporting the doctrine of Father Bancel, the Dominican”Bucceroni quotes St. Alphonsus following Bancel on liberty where obligation is not morally established | Bucceroni, Commentarii, n. 87 |
In the Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)
“Louis Bancel”, vol. 2, by Martin Augustine Waldron. Public domain; transcription at New Advent (which expands some of the print's abbreviations).
Born at Valence, 1628; died at Avignon, 1685. When very young he entered the Dominican Order at Avignon. Even before his ordination to the priesthood he was appointed lector of philosophy. He afterwards taught theology at Avignon. He was remarkable for his subtle intellect and prodigious memory. He was the first to receive the appointment to the chair of theology in the University of Avignon (1654). This chair he held till his death. He was elected several times Dean of the Theological Faculty and always presided at the public defence of the theses of the candidates for academical degrees. He was also Synodal Examiner of the Diocese of Avignon, and Prefect of the Avignon legation. He wrote: "Moralis D. Thomae, Doctoris Angelici ex omnibus ipsius operibus deprompta" (Avignon, 1677; Venice, 1723, 1757, 1758, 1780); and "Brevis universae theologiae cursus" (Avignon, 1684-92). As the author died while the third volume was in press, the editing of the work was finished by Joseph Patin, O.P. From the last tome was expunged a thesis maintaining as probable the salvation of unbaptized infants by the faith of their parents. The unpublished manuscripts of "Opus integrum de Castitate" and "Opus de veritate solius religionis Christianae" were left with the Dominicans at Avignon.
Sources: Quetif and Echard, Script. Ord. Proed., II, 705; Hurter, Nomenclator, II, 585; Marchand, L'universite d'Avignon aux XVII et XVIII siecles (Paris, 1900), 19.