Rassler, Christoph.

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Jesuit · 1654–1723

In the Index: Rassler

In Prümmer's Catalogue and Haringer's Index

“Rassler, Christoph., S.J., German (1654-1723), proposed Aequiprobabilism already before St. Alphonsus in the work Norma recti seu tractatus theologicus ... de regula honestatis ac de recto usu opinionum probabilium, in folio, Ingolstadt 1713. Rassler is also the author of the anonymous work Vindiciae Gobatianae, in 4to, Ingolstadt 1706.” — Prümmer, Catalogue of authors

His Moral System, as Our Authors Report It

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Our authors disagree. Probabilist: Tanquerey. Equiprobabilist: Koch-Preuss, Noldin, McHugh-Callan, Prümmer, Slater, Merkelbach.

Tanquerey (n. 405) holds that equiprobabilism "does not differ substantially from moderate probabilism", and Marc (n. 86) that the moderate probabilists "agree in substantial matters with the equiprobabilists".

Probabilist
Counted among them by one of our authors	Tanquerey, Fundamental Moral Theology, n. 396
Equiprobabilist
Counted among them by 3 of our authors	Koch-Preuss, Handbook I, the moral systems; Slater, Short History, ¶ 89; Merkelbach, Summa II, excursus on the moral systems
“there were some theologians (Amort, Rassler, Ant. Mayr) who already before St. Alphonsus set forth the system of probabilism in an equiprobabilistic formula”Noldin: before St. Alphonsus he set forth probabilism in an equiprobabilistic formula	Noldin, Summa I, n. 250
“As for Equiprobabilism, it is first seen in the writings of Christopher Rassler (about 1713) and of Eusebius Amort (1692-1775)”McHugh-Callan, giving the probabilists' answer: equiprobabilism is first seen in his writings	McHugh-Callan, Moral Theology I, n. 719
“Before St. Alphonsus this system was held by Eusebius Amort, Rassler, Antonius Mayr, and certain others; Billuart, O. Pr. (+ 1757), already attempts to solve the arguments of the Equiprobabilists. - Besides the Redemptorists, Konings, Marc, Ter Haar, Aertnys, Wouters, and also several others adopted this system, for example Scavini, Gousset, Pruner, Muller, Simar, etc., and from the Order of Preachers Moran, Saralegui, Beaudouin, etc.”Prümmer: he held equiprobabilism before St. Alphonsus	Prümmer, Manuale I, n. 341
“proposed Aequiprobabilism already before St. Alphonsus”Prümmer: an equiprobabilist before St. Alphonsus	Prümmer, Catalogue of authors

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
“it was attacked by the Jesuits Segneri and Rassler”Merkelbach: he attacked Gonzalez's book	Merkelbach, Summa II, excursus on the moral systems
“Fr. Christoph Rassler the Jesuit, disputation 3, question 9, article 2, number 499, writes of Bellarmine: For he is contrary to the more benign opinion in this question, and stands for the more rigid.”Concina quotes his doubt whether Bellarmine bent into excessive rigor	Concina, Compendium II, diss. II, ch. IX, n. XI

No article in the Catholic Encyclopedia (1913).