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Absolution from reserved cases

Who can absolve; the Ordinary, the Penitentiary, vicars forane; danger of death

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absolution for reserved sins (ed.)

In the index as Reservation · Solicitation · Reservation of cases (Reservatio casuum) · Penance · Accomplice · Confession · Confessor · Necessity · Absolution · Article of death · Personal · Those Soliciting · Bishop · Censure (Censura) · Jurisdiction · Reserved case · Absolution from sins · Benedict XIV · Delegation · Denunciation · Excusing causes · Fraud · More Urgent Cases · Pastor

In the manuals

Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)

Vol. III, Book Fifth. On Penance., Ch. III, Q. II, Art. I, Section 2. Concerning Absolution from Papal Cases., nn. 366, 367 & 368 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries

Vol. II, Bk. VI, Chapter X. Reserved Cases, n. 5 — In general absolution from reserved cases may be obtained from the person who reserved them, from his successor, his superior who has jurisdiction over the same subjects, and from anyone who has been specially delegated … Read in context →

Moral Theology: A Complete Course (McHugh & Callan)

Vol. II, Pt. II, Q. IV, Art. 3. Repentance; Penance; Extreme Unction, Reserved Cases, nn. 2753 & 2754 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Moral Enchiridion, and Supplement to the Compendium of Moral Theology of Gury-Ballerini (Enchiridion Morale)

Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion, On the Sacrament of Penance, Faculties and Privileges o…, 9 March 1870), nn. ¶3, ¶4, ¶5, ¶6, ¶7, ¶49, ¶50, ¶51, ¶52 & ¶53 (10 passages — hover a number to read it)

Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion, Appendix, Fourth Commentary: On the Decree of the R. and U. Inquisition concerning Absolution from Papal Cases. Cf. n. 575, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 & 14 (16 passages — hover a number to read it)

Moral Enchiridion, Comprising Select Decrees and Definitions of the Holy See, of Ecumenical Councils and of the Sacred Roman Congregations (Enchiridion Morale), Fourth Edition

Bucceroni, Moral Enchiridion (4th ed., 1905), On Penance, nn. 795, 797, 798 & 799, 800 (33 passages — hover a number to read it)

Cases of Conscience, Proposed by Cardinal de Lugo, by Fr. Beniamino Elbel, by Fr. Ioannes Petrus Gury and by Other Authors, and Resolved (Casus conscientiae)

133. Absolution from Reserved Matters, nn. 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 (23 passages — hover a number to read it)

Compendium of Moral Theology of Fr. John Peter Gury, S.J., with the Notes of Antonio Ballerini, S.J.

Vol. II, Treatise On the Sacrament …, Pt. III, Ch. I, Art. III, § II. On Absolution from Reserved Cases, nn. 574, 575, 576 & 579 (20 passages — hover a number to read it)

Synopsis of Moral and Pastoral Theology

Vol. I, Matrimony, and Holy Orders, On Penance (Volume I), Moral Part — Chapter II: On the Confessor, nn. 444, 445 & 446 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)

Manuale Theologiae Moralis

Vol. III, Pt. II, Tr. V, Ch. III, Art. I, § 6. On Absolution from Reserved Cases, nn. 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429 & 430 (7 passages — hover a number to read it)

Theologia Moralis Sancti Alphonsi: Reduced into a Compendium

Vol. II, TREATISE ON THE SACRAMENT …, PART THIRD: ON THE MINISTE…, APPENDIX II: ON JURISDICTI…, Art. III, § II. On The Absolution Of Reserved Things, nn. ¶1402 & ¶1403 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Pastoral Questions

Ch. II, Question IV: Concerning the Restriction of Jurisdiction as to Reserved Sins, nn. ¶3397–¶3412 (16 passages)

Summa Theologiae Moralis

Vol. III, Special Moral Theology: On…, Treatise: On Penance, Fourth Part: On the Minist…, Question Second: On the Gr…, Article IV: On the Restriction of Jurisdiction with Respect to Reserved Sins, nn. 598 & 599 (25 passages — hover a number to read it)

Compendium of Moral Theology

Vol. II, Tr. XV, Pt. III, Ch. I, Art. III, § II. On Absolution of Reserved Cases, nn. 782, 783, 783, Q. 2, 783, Q. 3, 783, Q. 4, 783, Q. 5, 783, Q. 6, 783, Q. 7, 783, Q. 8, 783, Q. 9, 784, 785, 785, Q. 2, 785, Q. 3, 785, Q. 4, 785, Q. 5, 785, Q. 6, 785, Q. 7, 785, Q. 8, 785, Q. 9, 785, Q. 10, 785, Q. 11, 785, 786, 787, 787, Q. 2, 787, Q. 3, 787, Q. 4, 787, Q. 5, 787, Q. 6, 787, Q. 7, 787, Q. 8, 787, Q. 9, 787, Q. 10, 787, Q. 11 & 787, Q. 12 (36 passages — hover a number to read it)

Christian Theology, Dogmatic and Moral, in Compendium

Diss. III, Chapter III — On the reservation of cases, nn. XVIII & XIX (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

The Casuist: A Collection of Cases in Moral and Pastoral Theology

Vol. III, Case XXXVI: A Penitent’s Recourse to the Sacred Penitentiary, nn. ¶1, ¶2, ¶3, ¶4 & ¶5 (5 passages — hover a number to read it)

Vol. V, Case LXIV: Absolution from Reserved Cases, nn. ¶1–¶24 (24 passages)

Back to Morality

Chapter XVII: Reserved Cases, nn. ¶277 & ¶278 (2 passages — hover a number to read it)

Treated under the broader heading Jurisdiction and Reserved Cases — Wouters, Manual of Moral Theology · Bucceroni, Institutions of Moral Theology · Vermeersch, Theologia Moralis · Marc, Institutiones Morales · Slater, Cases II — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)