Moral Theology: Its Method and Masters
Martinez, Ioannes de Prado
Drawn from the authors' own words; every quotation links to its place.
Dominican · ?–1668
In the Index: Martínez de Prado, Juan
In Prümmer's Catalogue and Haringer's Index
- “Martinez, Ioannes de Prado, O.P., Spanish (d. 1668), is a fecund author who published several solid works on moral theology, for example Theologiae moralis quaestiones praecipuae, 2 folio volumes, Alcala 1654-1656; Dubitationes morales de sacramentis in genere et in specie, in folio, there, 1660; De poenitentiae sacramento, there, 1669, a posthumous folio work.” — Prümmer, Catalogue of authors
- [**: weighty, probabilist] “Prado Martinus de, Spanish, Dominican, died 1668.” — Haringer's index of writers (Gury-Ballerini) (p. XXVII, 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: Haringer's index, Tanquerey. Probabiliorist: Noldin. Against probabilism: Concina.
| Probabilist | |
|---|---|
| Counted among them by one of our authors | Tanquerey, Fundamental Moral Theology, n. 396 |
| “Prado Martinus de, Spanish, Dominican, died 1668.”Haringer marks him **, giving St. Alphonsus's judgment of him (weighty and probabilist) | Haringer's index, Index of writers, p. XXVII |
| Probabiliorist | |
| Counted among them by one of our authors | Noldin, Summa I, n. 231 |
| Against probabilism | |
| Counted among them by one of our authors | Concina, Compendium II, diss. II, ch. IX, n. III |
| Charged with laxity | |
| “Chapter I — The condemned and lax propositions are recounted … IV. "Sometimes a vow of running bulls in honor of the Saints can be valid, even in Spain ... Whence in Spain we see the canonizations of Saints solemnized with bull-runnings, besides the solemnities of Processions, Masses, and the like."”Concina's censuses of lax opinions list 2 of his opinions (the first is quoted; every one is under 'Where Our Authors Discuss Him') | Concina, Compendium I, bk. III, diss. IX, ch. I, n. IV |
Where Our Authors Discuss Him
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| “Hist., p. 35. b) Among theologians who opposed probabiliorism, very many teach that, in a conflict of opinions, the certainly or notably more probable one is to be followed. … The same teach Ferdinand Rebellus, S.J.; Antonius Perez, O.S.B.; Martinus a Prado, O.P.; Franciscus de Arauxo, O.P.; Antonius Cotonius, O.M.; Passerini de Sextula, O.P.; Esparza, S.J.; Terillus, S.J.; Gabriel Daniel, S.J.; Christ. Rassler, S.J.; Benedict Schmier, O.S.B.; Ant. Mayr, S.J.; Eusebius Amort; Jos. Biner, S.J.; and several others.”Marc names him among those who, against the probabiliorists, teach that the certainly or notably more probable opinion must be followed | Marc, Institutiones I, n. 100 |
| “John Martinez de Prado (+ 1668): Theologiae moralis quaestiones praecipuae”Tanquerey names his works among the Dominican school’s | Tanquerey, Fundamental Moral Theology, n. 45 |
| “Chapter II — A review of condemned opinions, and of the laxer views of certain recent authors … IV. "Sometimes a vow to run bulls in honor of the Saints can be valid, even in Spain... Whence in Spain we see canonizations of Saints solemnized with bull-runnings, in addition to solemn processions, thousands of Masses, and the like."”Concina lists among the lax opinions of the casuists (on vows) | Concina, Theologia IV, diss. I, ch. II, n. IV |
| “Probabilism arose from this. For Bartholomew de Medina was the first who in the year 1577 formally taught at Salamanca: "if an opinion is probable, it is licit to follow it, although the opposite is more probable." This position was soon accepted not only in Spain, but also in other regions. Thus the Preachers generally held it: Did. Alvarez, Lopez, Bannez, P. de Ledesma, V. Candidus, Gr. Martinez, John of St. Thomas, Arauxo, Barth. de Ledesma, etc., yet with a few excepted, as I. Martinez de Prado; likewise generally the theologians of the Society of Jesus, as is known to all; several Franciscans such as Reiffenstuel, Mastrius, and Herincx; also several Sorbonists and Louvain theologians, as Malderus, Wiggers, Sylvius; likewise the Carmelite theologians of Salamanca.”Merkelbach excepts him from the Friars Preachers who held probabilism | Merkelbach, Summa II, excursus on the moral systems |
Works Our Authors Used
- Joannes Martinez de Ripalda, S.J. - De Ente Supernaturali; 4 vols. fol. (Paris, 1870). — Marc's list
No article in the Catholic Encyclopedia (1913).