Vidal Marcus, Italian

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Life

Born Venice; died about 1650 (Hurter index). [Hurter, vol. III, col. 1209-1210]

Marco Vidal, Theatine (cleric regular). [Hurter, vol. III, col. 1209-1210]
Compiled the Arca vitalis of moral 'pearls' gathered from the theological and canonical ocean, an inquiry into cases of conscience (Venice, 1650); it was forbidden by decree of 23 September 1653. He revised and reissued it as the Arca salutaris (1660), which was forbidden 'until corrected' on 8 March 1661. [Hurter, vol. III, col. 1209-1210]
Haringer marks him weighty and probabilist (**). [Haringer's index of writers, p. XXXII]

Sources: H. Hurter, S.J., Nomenclator literarius theologiae catholicae, 3rd ed. (Innsbruck, 1903-1913), read on archive.org; Haringer's index of writers, as printed in Gury-Ballerini (1884), on this site. Each fact names where it was read; the links go to the page or entry itself.

In Prümmer's Catalogue and Haringer's Index

[**: weighty, probabilist] “Vidal Marcus, Italian, cleric regular and professor of theology, 16th century.” — Haringer's index of writers (Gury-Ballerini) (p. XXXII, sign read on the page)

His Moral System, as Our Authors Report It

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Probabilist
“Vidal Marcus, Italian, cleric regular and professor of theology, 16th century.”Haringer marks him **, giving St. Alphonsus's judgment of him (weighty and probabilist)	Haringer's index, Index of writers, p. XXXII
Charged with laxity
“Chapter II — Lax propositions of the Casuists … I. Marcos Vidal, in his Ark on the precept of charity, inquiry 11, number 57: "Although the Doctors commonly assert that one affected by an injury is sometimes bound to exhibit particular signs of love to his enemy — both to avoid scandal, and also when from the exhibiting of such a sign the spiritual salvation of the enemy might probably be hoped for: because if we ought to correct an erring brother when there is hope of his amendment, that we may gain him for the Lord, then, in order that we may reconcile to God and to ourselves one who is an enemy, we are rightly constrained, for example, to greet him, since there is probable hope of gaining him by our greeting — nevertheless I myself admit neither, nor concede it.”Concina's censuses of lax opinions list 6 of his opinions (the first is quoted; every one is under 'Where Our Authors Discuss Him')	Concina, Compendium I, bk. III, diss. III, ch. II, n. I

Where Our Authors Discuss Him

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“Chapter II — Lax propositions of the Casuists … V. Marcos Vidal, in the Ark on the precept of charity, inquiry 1, number 85: "It must be noted, however, that this precept is fulfilled by this, that no evil be inflicted upon the Neighbor: and therefore there is no precept obliging to have an internal act of love toward the Neighbor, since it does not of itself lie open to the Neighbor, as it does to God."”Concina lists among the lax opinions of the casuists (on charity toward the neighbor)	Concina, Compendium I, bk. III, diss. III, ch. II, n. V
“Chapter II — Lax propositions of the Casuists … VI. The same, in the same place, number 88: "It is gathered, secondly, that those living together in some college, or in some religious order, can without the stain of mortal fault mutually deny particular signs of love — namely, greeting, address, and things like these."”Concina lists among the lax opinions of the casuists (on charity toward the neighbor)	Concina, Compendium I, bk. III, diss. III, ch. II, n. VI
“Chapter II — Lax propositions of the Casuists … VII. The same, inquiry 11, number 46: "Fifth conclusion. It is licit, order and manner being preserved, to wish a temporal evil to another for the honorable end of obtaining some temporal good."”Concina lists among the lax opinions of the casuists (on charity toward the neighbor)	Concina, Compendium I, bk. III, diss. III, ch. II, n. VII
“Chapter II — Lax propositions of the Casuists … VIII. The same, number 65: "It is gathered, fourthly, that one can licitly imprecate a temporal evil upon another from the motive only of his own or another's utility — as to wish infirmity upon someone, lest he squander everything in gaming; or death, to avoid poverty, or a troublesome infirmity, or a penal life, and the like."”Concina lists among the lax opinions of the casuists (on charity toward the neighbor)	Concina, Compendium I, bk. III, diss. III, ch. II, n. VIII
“Chapter II — Lax propositions of the Casuists … IX. The same, number 66: "It is gathered, fifthly, that one can licitly wish for someone's death, and rejoice over it, on account of an inheritance to be had ...”Concina lists among the lax opinions of the casuists (on charity toward the neighbor)	Concina, Compendium I, bk. III, diss. III, ch. II, n. IX

No article in the Catholic Encyclopedia (1913).